Mmmmmmmm, I'm liking China but I have one complaint, the beds are so hard, I had to check mine was not made of concrete, no joke!    So I awoke on the wrong side of the bed, not grumpy, just tired and a little sore.   Mum did warn us of this, apparently you can ask for a topper at some hotels.We started off with a road trip, about 2 hours travel time to Le Shan, south of Chengdu. On the way - what I did see was chequerboard fields and well-irrigated pla...

Our flight for Chengdu was in the morning, so after a 2 hour and 30 minute flight we were in China. We flew via Dragon Air, nice flight, comfortable and first Chinese meal - Sweet and Sour Pork.Sophie met us at the airport, such a nice greeting to China, as she looked after us on arrival to Hotel but then for the rest of the afternoon, on her own time.   Hotel very nice, rooms large, modern and 4 Star class it is, free Internet, so have time to blog! After we...

Today we travelled via Cathay Pacific to Hong Kong, it was a comfortable flight, food not bad, seats and leg room good. Met Dad at the Brisbane Airport.All a bit tired, staying at the airport, just easier, we checked in and then took a look around the huge hotel and airport...........feel like an "Airport Groupie", if there is such a thing!Early night for an early departure to Chengdu, here we come China.............yipee!