Mar 2007

Well Folks,

Okay so here are some pictures for you then !!!! Well we arrived on an overnight train from Beijing, what an expercience that was, not built for people over 6 ft them things so we had to get drunk to make the trip easier, oh and you guessed it and aul mcparland special game of charades !!!!! Classic Stuff. Went to see a light and water show the first night which was cool, deborah and another girl decide to become part of the show and run through the water, all was going well until deborah falls and about 500 chinese people go 'ooohhhh' at the same time, very funny, Went to see the terracotta warriors today which was brilliant. The pictures tell the story !!! We then took a bike ride around the city walls. Weather is hotting up as well, about 27c today. NICE !!!!

Well that is all for now.

ps smog here is unreal...

Later

Just about to leave Beijing on a night train to Xi'an, but have had a fab few last days here...
After seeing the Lama temple and doing a Hutong tour and visiting the Forbidden city, temple of heaven and Tiannenmen square we also completed our 4 hour hike of the Great wall of China! the highlight so far being the great wall, it was absolutely amazing and very sureal as it was a great day and the sun was shining as we stopped for lunch (ham sandwiches, apples and bananas..)at the 15th tower across our hike of 30.. so as a treat to ourselves and our legs we both decided to get back down by taking the flying fox - aka zip wire across the river to the bottom..class!

leaving in an hour or so now but we will upload photos at our next stop - heading for terracotta warriors on friday so we will update you all then some more...
love D & G

Welll after a long delay on the tarmac in london we have finally arrived. Mad spot this as if you don't have your chinese up to scratch then you need to rely on your charades abilities...

Anyhow starting our big trip tomorrow for 21 days beginning at the great wall, went to the summer palace yesterday which was fab but takes a full day to see it as its quite a bit outside the city centre.. the food is bonkers not at all like your chinese on a friday night back home and they certainly dont do curry/gravy chips! went to a night food market and we couldnt distunguish what anything was but it all smelt great! Heading to the lama temple today so we will upload some pics tomorrow so you dont foget what we look like!

Love Ger and Deb

2 weeks to go..... Leaving work on friday.... Holidays start then...woohoo !!! :>