Back to Beijing

We got back to Beijing to stay with Helen and Adrian for a few more days. First stop was the Westin hotel for a very boozey champagne brunch.

We also finally got to see the Temple of Heaven as it was being repaired when we were in Beijing 2 years previously and we were far to lazy to see it when we were here in January.

Quynh bought a Nintendo DS to keep her amused on long journeys, it came with about 5 CDs worth of games and a little cartridge to load them onto the DS. I helped pick which ones she should load on the cartridge so I can play with it too

We made plans to see Helen and Adrian again in Thailand and then said goodbye and headed for the airport to catch our flight to Guilin. Yes breaking the no-fly rule for the third time but this was a no-brainer. The flight was cheaper and 18 hours quicker than the train. Sorry Earth but we’re on a budget