Day 2: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Beijing Duck Mao Zedong Mausoleum Front Gate (south end of Tiananmen) Great Hall of the People (National People's Congress) Monument to the People's Heroes At the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen) Mao looking over Chris' shoulder He's watching you too Entering the (not so) Forbidden City Wumen (entrance) Playing Forbidden Hoops Alice met lots of people Garden toward north end of City Alice tries on hairpieces Chris at the "Hill of Piled Excellence" Roger Moore narrated our audio tour: "dynasty" became "dinnasty" Coming out the north end of the City: the hill in the background was made of earth... ...excavated during construction of this moat. Back at the hotel: Alice drinks tofu from a cup And tries on Dad's revolutionary t-shirt Ducks in hell How many ducks are in hell Beijing duck eaten at the famous Qianmen Quanjude (est. 1864) Outside the restaurant Ditto Beijing Station by night

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