Forbidden City

Of course we also found the time for a trip to the forbidden city. First we got on the wrong bus and took a bit of a detour but then we finally made it to the famous gate that is the entry to the enormous palace

A good opportunity for another selfie

The lines were not too long and the weather was perfect - much better than on the freezing grey December day when we were visiting the last time in 2005

There were huge spaces and smaller corner

We found someone to take a picture of us

The roofs tiles had an wonderful yellow color

A small museum in one of the gates

Flossing

In the center of the huge compound were the private buildings for the emperor and where he would meet with visitors in a pavillion

Mia took a little break behind the imperial sleeping quaterrs

Evening light

The imperial garden

In the evening we took the sleeper train back to Shanghai - this time it was a 14 hour trip. The foirst overnight train ride for Mia and a little adventure