I did one of the Panda tours today, seeing the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace. While there were great things to see, the weather was more Londonish than Beijing, with a bone-chilling drizzle. Some of the main buildings at the sites were closed for renovations, leaving just a picture covering scaffolding. By the time we got to the Summer Palace the whole ridiculousness of traveling to look at a picture of a building became hysterical.
See the day’s sights (and yesterday’s) in my March gallery, brought to you by ssh, rsync, and 90RMB/day high-speed internet.
Its 9:20 PM Saturday night here and I’m out to get some food. It will be my first solo taxi outing. Wish me luck.