200813+update

Hi everybody. Have managed to get online in a business services part of hotel. I have 20 mins to get doing bewfore I am supposed to be checking out. There is always a bit of a qu. therefore speeling will be atroicocisou.

Piet has itinerary if I did not send you a coipoy so far wit has been really busy and ab fab.

Beijimng. Lotsd of Ming and Ching architecturute which you can find on the web. We have been into the forbiffen city which its a bit like the Vatican in that it is so full of tourists. The colours r amazibng as they were redone for the Olympics. I got lost in the press of people and then told off for moving from the spot bafter 30 mins wait. The Summer Paslce is a serives of Temples with accomomdation in beautiful gardens. So many lovel things and my gavourity so far. Even tyhou spent day there with muso frends before they went back have seen tso many different vthings. Sorrythat upo;lading photos to web has proved beyond my technical ability. the notes on the cojputer ball come up in chinese - obviously - so I am trying to remmeber what each message means and pruaing they have not altered the order!!

we climbed part of The Wall at Badaling. I di manage to et to the top so am a truhero. There were 7 soldies stations to cover: but most tourists dropped out at 3rd. Exposure could have beren a problem for me but luckily misty and vivib poor so have pics of wehat could see close but not too far. Real sesne of achievement.

Terracooat army abafab. just to see site thery fond and whav worked on so far is great. so may different figures / faces. Beautiful managements of vasdt nuimberts of people.

xian city has complete wall. they run half marathans around them Great. Must go Love J