Yun’s Diary

The Beijing trip has been chaotic, with a feverish foreign son-in-law, a sick daughter (me) and the retired parents who had to take care of the bed-laden young people. But somehow we managed to regain our health enough to get to the Forbidden City and it was MASSIVE! Yes even for Chinese standard. I was a bit (just a bit) jealous of the concubines who lived here in the palace of glamour and grandeur (before they got plotted and executed or assassinated…) and at the same time I was (still am) in awe of the masterful construction skills of the craftsmen back then. So much more to learn about these histories and architecture! The day ended with a feast of Peking duck and I’m glad my foreign husband liked it too, even the duck skin part:)