Korazy Times in Seoul: Beijing Days 3-4

This morning we got up and quickly made our way to the Forbidden City. It's called that because foreigners were forbidden for a really long time. I was skeptical about this trip, because we had seen several palaces and temples in Seoul. The Forbidden City is in a class of its own. It really is a neat place to check out, even if you have seen the older ancient Asian buildings before. The size is immense and the craftsmanship, although reproduced, is incredible. I was able to get some good photos while walking around.

Our next stop was to the Temple of Heaven. This is where the Chinese people of long ago would go to pray for a good harvest and general welfare. It's a beautiful park filled with elderly people dancing, singing, playing games, and just having fun. The temple itself looked similar to where we had just been, so we gave it a quick look then swung back by the hotel to get directions to a famous dumpling restaurant.

Din Tai Fung is a pretty famous dumpling house and was even rated as one of The New York Times top 10 restaurants in the world. We stopped by for dinner and got the house specialties. The food was good, especially the seafood dumplings, but we may have hyped it up a bit too much in our minds. Feeling the need for something more satiating, we went back to snack street for another round of goodies. Here is a clip of me eating grubs. Here I'm eating rotten tofu.

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