Forbidden City and Peking Duck Dinner

This morning we were scheduled to go to the Forbidden City. My throat was still so sore when I woke up so just Mike went and Samara and I cuddled in bed all morning. (Yes Victoria, mommy and Samara had a cozy pants day). As it turns out, it was a good thing we stayed back. It was a very cold, very windy day today and it wouldn't have been good for me or Samara to be out all morning in that. I was glad we stayed back. Here are some of the pictures from the Forbidden City. At one point our guide Shirley had to run ahead so she asked Mike to take the flag and lead the group to the next station. Apparently he totally took over, giving a history lesson as he went. Later today Shirley was telling me all about it and she could hardly talk because she was laughing so hard. She said, "your husband a funny man!"









This evening we had our Peking Duck Dinner. It was very good authentic chinese food and our bellies were full again - that's two nights in a row! They brought out many different dishes and Shirley showed us how to put together the "pancakes" (sort of like fajita shells) with the sauce and duck meat. It was so delicious.






Tomorrow we're off to do a bit more shopping in the morning. There's an opportunity for a bit more sightseeing in the afternoon but I think we'll be laying low - in case you couldn't tell, we've had enough of going here, there and everywhere. Two more sleeps and we're on our way home - Hooray!!



P.S. M&M, if you're reading this, I am unable to get on your blog here in Beijing for some reason. I hope all is well - we're continuing to keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Love you lots.