We were up again at 7.00 this morning, fed and watered and out of the hotel by 8.30am. As we crossed the road in front of the hotel on our way to the bus, we were accosted by various hawkers selling anything from postcards, fans and sun hats to “Rolex” watches and “Gucci” handbags, all…
A “lie-in” this morning as our wake-up call wasn’t until 7.00am! We went down for breakfast in the already-crowded dining room and grabbed some food and some coffee before assembling in the hotel lobby for our bus at 8.30am. Off we went into the busy streets of China’s capital, once again marvelling at the apparent…
While watching the Skymap I suddenly noticed that, for some strange reason, the destination had changed from Shanghai to Beijing, and the time left had dropped to one and a half hours. Strange, as we aren’t due to visit Beijing until later in the holiday. Just then, one of the flight attendants made an announcement…
