Beijing- Food and the Forbidden City

 The food in China is very different from the typical Chinese food restaurant in the States.  Although very different, it was quit delicious!  The food, in Beijing especially, was very heavy with lots of oil and fats used in frying.

Warm leek pancakes

DaDong Roast Duck Restaurant- Peking Duck

Shelly-excited about Peking Duck

Xian'r Lao Man Dumpling Restaurant

Amazing homemade dumplings- an unusual favorite was the egg and carrot dumpling!

The gate to the Forbidden City

Me in Tiananmen Square

Mao

Shelly in Tiananmen Square

The peace sign is commonly displayed while taking pictures among the Chinese and Japanese.

Tiananmen Square looking towards the Forbidden City

Mao and Me

The "queue" into the Forbidden City- Chinese Style- which involves lots of pushing and shoving and what Zach calls the "fish-arm."  I took an elbow to the spine from an elderly Chinese lady.

After a lengthy battle over the bridge and through the gate, we finally made it inside the Forbidden City!

The moat surrounding the Forbidden City.