We were a group of 17 with our guide Tina.We visited as planned the Forbidden City, the temple of Heaven and the summer palace.
The visit of the Forbidden City was very well described by our guide but I had the impression to run through this magnificent monument, seeing only the outside. We did not visit the rooms and the places where people lived like, for instance, the Six Western Palaces and Eastern Palaces. In which we could have seen the courtyards, front halls, rear halls and annexes and all the displays with the untouched and original settings. This was quite deceptive. Lack of time in the Tour program ? Maybe not if we skipped the Academy of Chinese Medecine and the Pearls shop. Nobody in the group knew that these two visits were included in our tour.
The visit to the Temple of Heaven was as expected and we had plenty of time at the Summer Palace to walk around the lakes and the buildings.
The lunch was OK but nothing extraordinary. The meal was ready on the tables when we arrived at the tourist restaurant. I would prefer a more genuine and smaller place. The food was correct.
The bus was OK but one kid didn’t have a decent seat.
Thank you to Tina for guiding us this day on this beautiful tour.
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