After our very early start, it was off for a full day of seeing the sights, starting with the Temple of Heaven. Actually starting with the old folks doing their morning exercises …
.. or gambling. Under all of these arches are card games for money, with crowds of onlookers.
But here’s what we the tourists come to see ( the temple, not us!).
Because we only have a short time here, we have a guide called Ching to look after us and show us around. Here she is with Eileen in Tian’anmen Square.
And us in the same place.
It’s all going so well that it is time for a selfie in the Forbidden City. What could possibly go wrong???
This is what I couldn’t quite get into shot – well it is easy to miss …
And another part of the Forbidden City.
Rickshaw ride around one of the Hutongs.
Drum ceremony.
Also a tea ceremony and a Chinese Acrobatic Show meant we packed a phenomenal amount into a single day (and hardly noticed the jet lag).
More tomorrow.