We arrived in Beijing on tuesday via Copenhagen. Denmark was flat and soggy looking! Beijing is humid, smoggy,sweaty and noisy so we jumped in a taxi to the summer palace which was serene and beautiful with boats on a lake.
Yesterday we collected our car from the warehouse. It was so exciting to see it. It hadn't changed but it did run out of fuel on the way to the service station. So embarrassing but we made new friends in all the people who stopped to help. And then some in the long queue for fuel. Gotta fix the brake today. Ian and Andy offered to help. Phew! Scrutineering today and Nigel's up to his practical jokes already....
We arrived in Beijing on tuesday via Copenhagen. Denmark was flat and soggy looking! Beijing is humid, smoggy,sweaty and noisy so we jumped in a taxi to the summer palace which was serene and beautiful with boats on a lake.
Yesterday we collected our car from the warehouse. It was so exciting to see it. It hadn't changed but it did run out of fuel on the way to the service station. So embarrassing but we made new friends in all the people who stopped to help. And then some in the long queue for fuel. Gotta fix the brake today. Ian and Andy offered to help. Phew! Scrutineering today and Nigel's up to his practical jokes already....
Looks like a pair of good old country girls goin' for a drive in their check shirts! Absolutely no sexist comments about running out of petrol.....
ReplyDeleteBest of luck to you both. Have a brilliant time.
David xx
9 September 2010 10:11
Glad you are both ready for the off, you look the the part. I wish you both all the very best from the UK
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Hi Rach,
ReplyDeletehope you both have a fantastic time. We will be tracking you closely from the website.
Love from all at Stumpjump xoxo
big kisses from your godfather, hewishes he was wit you and is willing to help with any mechanical problems from afar!
good luck, thinking of you and don't get lost. Rach, bring me back a nice hat if you go shopping, there must be a gap in that huge car somewhere. XX Lisa
ReplyDeleteenjoy bejing - mum and i were there is about 1985, everyone was in blue, there were no little girls and bikes everywhere. will you get to the great wall of china? it is worth seeing but then if your next trip it to space you will see it from there.
ReplyDeletehope you took some decent biscuits with you - remember the food was inedible. i could do with loosing weight - not sure you can - slimming world will have nothing on this trip.
love from lewis and I , keep smiling
raining here
Good luck to you both from two keen Rally supporters from Bishops Stortford. Safe journey home - John Gearing and Richard Roberts MGB
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