Beijing - Incredible
We arrived in Tianjin at 8am and boarded the bus for a 2-hour bus ride to Beijing. I was very excited because the Forbidden City was on my list of sights to see in my life. The countryside was mostly farmland but with a fair amount of construction going on. After an hour in the bus we stopped at a rest stop on the highway. The bathroom in this rest stop was one of the worst I’ve seen anywhere in the world and I’ve been in some nasty, nasty bathrooms. As I walked in, the stench almost made me puke. To make it even more pleasant, there was a half-inch of piss on the floor. I needed to go bad, so I held by breath for as long as I could and just went as fast as I could. Arrived in Beijing about noon. You should spend a week here. I didn’t, but I hope to get back here someday.
You could spend two days just going through this palace. 800 buildings and 9000 rooms covering 250 acres. Its mind boggling and blowing. The buildings stand as they did more than 500 years ago. Its just awe inspiring to see this, words don’t do it justice, therefore..
Tian anamen Square
Located just outside the heavenly gate of the Forbidden City. This square is huge and it is filled with people. People strolling, selling kites, flying kites, selling knick-knacks, and taking pictures.
On the opposite side of the square is the mausoleum of Chairman Mao. In the middle of the square are statues commemorating the revolution.
