25 Nov 08 11.48pm
Tom finally arrived in China this morning to tell me of the delights of second class hotels and much airline catering, looking like his 'red eye' flight did the trick..... I can't complain though as I was wined and dined by Mr Lee and Qi Hong in An Ping county and managed to eat enough, and drink enough, for both of us. After finishing business once we picked Tom up at the airport we were whisked around Beijing to do the tourist bit and see the sights, mostly from the backseat of Qi Hongs 4x4. We did however take a quick trip out of Beijing to the Great Wall only to find that we were both too tired to make it up the hill to the entrance, let alone walk along it. The day ended with a Peking Duck extravaganza, the only meal I've ever had where you are given a certificate, and a walk around the Olympic site with, hopefully, a full night's sleep to follow. Tomorrow, an early start sees us both, I hope, travel two-thirds of the way through China to Chang Sha and then another long journey by car to Liu Yang in the Hunan province where the fireworks should really begin...
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