Hi All, I think we last wrote in Xi\'an, Have done loads since. Shanghai, Guilin, Long ji rice terraces, and Hong Kong. (all of these are probably spelt wrong so you will know this is Andy Writing) Shanghai was wicked, and a touch more western that we had been used to. We then took a 26 hour train out to the country and drunk it dry. The nice bit was getting out of the sticks, did you know China has 16 of the 20 most polluted cities on earth, interest...

Hello All, Since our last writing we have been very busy. Visited and treked the Great Wall. a 10k trek, 6 hour walk. much of it was between a 1:3 and 1:1 gradient. a good one for the legs. Check the photos you will see rachel was really enjoying it. It got quite precarious. We knew when we left the beaten track as our guide said in broken English, (path) Very Small, do not fall, may not stop!@!?? Also managed to get up for sunrise at 4:50 christ knows how...

Hello All, We have been here a couple of days. Warm enlightened city of peoples unification and rightousness, or something poetic like that. The weather is quintisentially british, smog and a little warm rain today, but at least we are not at work. Today visited Tianaman Square, The forbidden city and tonight we are going to a kung-fu show. i will try and nominate Rachel as a punch bag. So far have not paid more than 1.50 pound for a meal. eating lots of chi...