I would have to say the square itself was a bit of a let down. It's a giant concrete slab covering several city blocks. There was high security there, but once admitted to the square, there was not much to see. Not even a bench to sit on... but it's one more place I can say I've visited. It's the largest public square in the world.
It was very hot and we stopped many times to buy water
The National Museum of China - another bit of a let down. We waited in line a long time for this one. Turns out there was a large exhibit on Louis Vuittone, whom beforehand I had never heard of. David recalled that he was a famous luggage designer. My first thought was, "why would David know such a thing, and why would such an exhibit be here?" Turns out he was right - we stood in line forever, to learn the evolution of suitcases! Ai, Ai, Ai!!! (note to self: don't come here again)
Next up was the Imperial Palace also known the Forbidden City - home to many dynasties and closed to the public all those years
This Temple was considered one of the most important buildings and the way you can tell is by how many animals are on the corners of the roof. This one has 9 and the most a building can have is 10.
We quickly learned that all the buildings looked pretty similar to each other. But I was amazed at the intricate details of each one.
We were lucky when we found a western toilet, most the time we could only find the hole in the ground types.
This place was huge and we probably only saw 1/3 of it.
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