Lunch

After a walking and wandering, we found a motorbike-taxi driver to take us to a restaurant....the Li Family Restaurant which serves imperial cuisine (food served to only the emperor and his court). The story goes something like this...the great-grandfather used to work for the imperial court of the qing dynasty...smuggled out recipes which are still used today. Finding the restaurant was a challenge. It was hidden in a back alley hutong. All we had was an address and when we got there....no sign. The girls who worked there had to come out to let us know we arrived at the right spot. Alas, I was too hungry to take pictures of the food (like a proper chinese gal). Needless to say, the food was fantastic.