Seeing the sights

Oh wow, did we have quite the day today! The school booked a tour for us and we went all over Beijing seeing the sights.

First on the itinerary was the Forbidden City where the Imperial Families lived. The architecture was so impressive and the entire city is surrounded by a wall and a moat. What surprised me most was how many people wanted to take pictures of little Will! We were in the middle of this gorgeous city and people wanted pictures of our baby. I even had a few kids want to have their pictures taken with me, like I was a character in Disneyland or something.  

Next, our tour took us to the Temple of Heaven. This was especially impressive because the entire thing is put together without a single nail or fastener. It's made out of lego-like blocks that just interlock.

Our last stop was the Summer Palace where the Imperial family would go on Holiday. The palace is near a lake which is entirely man made. The Empress wanted her palace to resemble southern China so she had the lake made. Oh to be royal!

Will just took the whole day in stride. SO many people came up to us and took pictures of him, we were joking that we should charge per picture and get rich! He didn't seem to mind, he just smiled and charmed them all. We learned to keep moving though, the longer we stayed in one place, the bigger the crowd around his stroller would get!