A shrimp and pork soup dumpling. It was also tasty, but I enjoyed the original the most.

The weather at the time was extremely cold and windy. Considering that and the uneven steps, it felt a bit dangerous to do, but I guess I can now say I went to the Great Wall.

The staff passed the tea around for us to smell, and also poured us a sample of each one. The tea was good, but nothing too spectacular. That being said, I still got suckered into buying some green jasmine tea for my mom and brother...

The courtyard of the Forbidden City is enormous, as can be seen behind me.

The entrance to the Summer Palace.

The building designs are quite catching to the eye, such as the IBM building. The amount of cars is also eye-catching, except it meant bad tussles with the massive amount of traffic for us later...