Tien'anman Square and The Forbidden City

After a good night's sleep and breakfast, we met our driver and guide "John" at 9:30A and headed out first to Tian'anmen Square.

To the Forbidden City.

A cute couple trying Emporer and Empress costumes, from the rental center.  I suggested to Mrs. SFO that we try them.  No such luck.

Emporer's living quarters.

And the Palace gardens.

After an exhausting 4 mile trek, time for lunch and Peking Duck... at Duck de Chine.

OK, this is pretty cool.

Yummy.

After lunch, we headed for a tour of the Hutong District. 

And the local market.

And nearby, one of the hot new residential areas.