潘家市场和故宫

This weekend I went on a shopping spree with some professional shoppers. I didn’t buy anything. I did meet some lawyers from LA who were on vacation. I looked at lots of old stuff possibly antiques or more likely old dirty reproductions. Afterwards I went to a clothing market by myself. I hadn’t been to this particular one before, and it was packed I was pretty much shopped out so I didn’t buy anything, but I will probably go back and find something warm.

Sunday I went to the famous Forbidden City 故宫. It is big. There are lots of buildings inside the walls, lots of big halls and lots of smaller courtyard type arrangements. Most of the buildings have been gutted and filled with museum displays. Other buildings were under restoration. Way more people than I ever imagined, both inside and outside in Tiananmen 天安门 square.