China trip part 3

Day 3 or 4 brought us to tiananmen and the forbidden city. As rising incomes continue in china, so does the domestic tourism. It is crazy that now 80,000 people come here everyday. Lots of spit as these guys like clearing their throats everywhere. As the kids looked foreign, many locals wanted to take pictures with them. They would join in our group photos and luckily this time no kid was grabbed and dragged away to take pictures. We had to keep a constant lookout as well as block people from harassing the kids. At one point there were so many people pushing against a railing to look into one of the halls that we had to evacuate them. The toilets though in the major tourist areas are q clean.