On the way back to our hotel after visiting The Forbidden City, we added an excursion to Tiananmen Square and Jack was able to get his picture taken with Mao. This has been on his "to do" list for weeks. Unfortunately, while making him very happy it made me slightly grumpy. Even on my best day, Mao holds little interest for me, but after 4 hours of cobblestone walking, my feet were very plainly letting me know they were finished. They did not want to step forward any longer. I tried my best to be accomodating, but I think Jack knew I was reaching the end of my rope.
So, we decided we needed a little treat to get us back to the hotel. It seemed like everyone was carrying around skewers of a glazed treat. Was it sausage, tomatoes, small apples? No, warm candied strawberries which turned out to be quite tasty, but a little messy. While we were sharing our skewer, two Chinese families video taped our messy eating. We just smiled with our sugary mouths, and waved.
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