Forbidden City, Beijing, China
I flew out a couple of days early to the Beijing A1GP round giving me a chance to look around a bit (and acclimatise to the time zone!) One thing I had to see there was the Forbidden City. A freezing cold, windy Monday morning gave me the opportunity which I jumped at. Unfortunately, one morning was not enough time to do it justice and a couple of the really large palaces were covered in scaffolding as they are being refurbished for the 2008 Olympics. I did enjoy the main sights armed with an audio guide and got some good pictures though. I would love to go back and give it better attention with a proper guide in the future as the place was absolutely amazing!