Started the day by finding the Punjari Market, where you can get really cool pocket watches, and just about any form of Chinese cultural artifact you can imagine. Nice prices, but you have to be willing to play the bargain game. Works best to set your lowest price, then walk away. They'll pester you for a minute, but they either take it or leave it eventually, so just stay strong!!
We went to an even better vegan restaurant today. probably get it again for the rest of the time we are here.
Then we went to the Temple of Heaven. It was really cool, and great for Beijing because when you're in it you can forget that you're in a city. it's more than twice the size of the forbidden city, but most of it is just trees. Posed as emperor and soldier, and Christopher got a lesson on a strange little Chinese stringed instrument.
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