Hoping to have snake meat for lunch at the near pearl market (it didn't happen), we headed to Temple of Heaven Park. It was a beautiful sunny day, but the wind was very cold and it sometimes carried sand and dust.
The park is huge
and the highlight its the three storey round temple we all have seen
in pictures somewhere. So many couples were having their wedding
photos taken in front of it!
It is very relaxing to walk around and
we had a chance to observe Chinese people exercising in groups in the
morning. Some were singing, some other dancing or playing games – a
big gathering place basically. Chinese people are very cheerful,
active and curious; they may need some getting used to for some of us
at first because of the free spitting, farting and burping noises,
but we do like them and we think they're fun to be around.
Lunch was at a
local restaurant called 'Baozi Wang' (King of Dumplings),
where the staff were a bit rude to us at first but warmed up quickly
when they saw we could speak a bit of Mandarin. Their Baozi were
nice, especially with a bit of chilli sauce.
We got home later
that night to find out Max had a fever. Nothing an aspirin, a few
oranges and a spoonful of honey could not fix – he was already up
and ready to go on the following morning to explore the Summer
Palace.
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