My fellow traveller has vacated the bathroom after washing her hair, and it is my turn now. I am relaxing reading the first part of Danny Baker’s autobiography when I hear a call from outside, “have you seen the hairdryer…
Diplomatic incident
On our flight to Chongqing we encounter a rather cocky individual, trousers unfastened, feet stretched out in the gangway with his mobile phone on constantly during the flight even though the cabin crew had made many announcements that mobile phones…
Chongqing awakening
We are up at five o’clock this morning for our flight from Guilin to Chongqing. We will then catch our cruise boat for the trip down the Yangtze River. We have a full day in the city now, due to…
Yangshuo at leisure
At last a morning without pressure from the alarm clock as we are free to do as we please until later on this evening. We decide to take a longer stroll down West Street in daylight to explore the artisan…
Down a lazy river
Our tour agent described this trip today as a leisurely cruise down the Li river from Guilin to Yangshuo. About an hour after leaving the hotel we arrive at a port where there are thousands of people waiting for the…
First glitch
No pictures yet agin, wifi is poor No matter how much planning, and checking by Tony the guide the day before and on the way to the airport, we were delayed at Xi’an airport on our flight to Guilin. The…
Xi’an city and the terracotta warriors
No pictures on this one – will follow when I get better wi-fi After a restless night we make our way down to the breakfast room. There are large crowds around, many in groups rushing to eat before their coaches…
Double trouble
Long day out and about Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors today. Will report on that and other events later on, but I have to tell you of two things that got me into trouble today. First, at lunch, my fellow…
Train to Xi’an
I have the impression that today was a day my fellow traveller was not looking forward to. We decided to take the train from Beijing to Xi’an as although the journey time at four and a half hours is longer…
After the Lord Mayor’s Show
After dinner tonight at a rather plush hotel we began walking back to the hotel via Wangfujing Street. After a few minutes my fellow traveller observed on our left hand side the arch David has spoken of beyond which is…