Today I ate Peking Duck in Beijing. I can’t even remember what happened the rest of the day right now because that taste alone eclipsed everything in recent memory. It was really that good.
Before that meal we went to the Temple of Heaven. All the rooftops were blue to mimic the sky. I even stepped up to the altar where the Emperor of China would pray!! Everything there was in a set of 9. The platform itself was of nine steps, nine rings of tile. I can’t imagine that all of that grandeur was built for so few people.
After the Temple, we went back to the Pearl Market! I knew it couldn’t have been goodbye the last time we left. I finally bought a watch so I’ll know what time it is! I’ve been wandering around Beijing never knowing the time because I lost my phone. I’m sure my friends are so done with me always asking them for the time.