Laura - On Tuesday we went to the Forbidden City, which apparently is not so forbidden now as it even has a Starbuck's!! It was a really crappy day, weather wise, and the sky was really misty. But it all still looked pretty spectacular. It was really cool to be in an enclosed space where all the buildings are traditional Chinese buildings (even the starbucks). We walked through the centre at first, where all the main buildings are and then got lost walking around the maze of alleys and temples, away from the tourist crowds. I think this is the part we really enjoyed the most, and it was cool because not all of the outer buildings have been newly redecorated, so they are more or less in their original form. In the evening we went
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