First up, went for breakfast in a bakery where I had cake wrapped in pastry. Sometimes I wonder how I have failed to come up with things like this myself.
Afterwards we headed off to the Forbidden City, which is in no way forbidden. In fact it was absolutely mobbed. I'm hoping the rest of China isn't like this.
The buildings here are very impressive looking, and the grounds are massive.
The gardens are nice too.
Next we went to Tiamen Square. It is a big square with not much in it, save for some statues and some video screens proclaiming China's awesomeness.
Back at the hostel I passed this sign which reminded me of what I hated most about South America.
"You have money and we'll do anything to get it," is a really crap mentality to have.
A nearby bell tower was my last tourist spot for the day where we got a glorious panoramic view of the smog that engulfs Beijing. I've never seen such polution before. It is terrible.
In the evening I went out with the group to try Peking duck. It is just duck. I don't know what people expect, really, there is only one state of being a duck as far as I'm aware. You're either a duck, or you're not. Regardless, the rest of the meal was excellent. Over here you buy may different dishes, put them on a rotating platform in the center of the table and then pick and choose what you want.
Finally we visited the night market where there are many stalls selling weird and wonderful stuff, before heading back to the bar at the hostel.
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