You'd expect more than 20 pictures from me on a trip to China, but this was a business trip so photo ops were definitely limited. This trip included visits to Beijing, Nanjing, and Taipei. You can read my journal entries (and see the cameraphone pictures) here (it's chronological so you'll have to scroll up on that page).

I didn't get to see the "delicacies on a stick" that I read about and wanted to see. I didn't do any shopping either. I did, however, get to spend a lot of time at the Forbidden City (a.k.a. the Palace Museum). I actually got to go inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, and several private living quarters. This is apparently quite rare. It felt odd to be inside with the crowds of people staring in the windows and it was also very strange entering and exiting these areas because the crowds would try to rush the doors to get inside.

In addition to the Forbidden City, I got to visit the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall and the Summer Palace (would like to return to both when I have more time).

In Nanjing, I literally saw the airport, the hotel, and the Nanjing Museum. I was fortunate enough to be able to go inside their storage vaults and see case after case after case of amazing artifacts.

In Taipei I experienced my first typhoon (Haitang), saw Taipei 101, and visited the National Palace Museum. The whole trip is somewhat of a blur, but an intriguing blur for sure.