1. Well that well and truly foxed me. Your last posting was all in symbols and strange signs and not even Chinese, hence the comment. However when I reverted back from the comment I could read the English. I wonder whether you will see the same thing when you open up.
2. Sorry to hear about the laptop. I wonder if you have left it on for a long time as it tends to overheat and then die. I only switch it on to do the business and then switch off. I certainly will not do the August Accounts on Monday!
3. It seems that finally I am allergic to China. Two days ago I came out in lumps and bumps over the lower part of my legs and arms. Luckily I have some piriton with me, though it makes me feel very sleepy and not with it.
4. We have just flown from Lijiang to Kunming where we will spend the night and then fly out to Beijing tomorrow about 4 p.m. local time. We have an afternoon free without the minder. Hurrah. We are right in the centre so easy to wander about and explore.
5. Jan and I have got on very well. Had similar feelings about things and were quite happy to relax in our own company. Our santuary was reading in the hotel room and have demolished four novels each. Both of us are ready to return and be in familiar surroundings with our own.
6. You seem to be having bad luck with Pells and your teeth. I had to have similar gum treatment a couple of years ago otherwise I would have lost more teeth. We shall see if you go ahead.
7. Yesterday we had a final visit in Zhongdien to a Buddist Temple where 2,000 llamas (not the animals) reside. All ages from 6 upwards. Dark Tibetan temples with much money left on various statues and the like. Not quite sure what they do with all that money, but I know they bought 10 tons of gold to refurbish the temple last year. What about the poor I asked?
8. The face of communism. On our long journey back we had to stop at a manual car wash because our driver was not a local of Lijiang and should the police spot an out of county car or mini-bus the driver would be fined. 60% of the fine goes to the government and the rest to the local police force. I wondered why he bothered as we still had 100k to go along dusty roads.
9. Lijiang is the first really touristy place we have visited. The old town has been refurbished and each little house is either a restaurant, bar or shop. Most of the merchandise is very samey.
10. News from Brackley is scant. The Occupational Therapy visit went well and
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