OK, so this journal writing thing is far more effort than I anticipated. Basically, China is rubbish for internet, so sorry for lack of updates. And I don\'t have time to write anything now really either. But basically having a wicked time, seeing so much (although we\'re always rushed, which is a bit annoying). Saw the Terracotta Warriors in Xi\'an. They were AMAZING! Now in Shanghai, which is pretty much like New York - crazy. So many sky scrapers. Have a ...

Ni Hao! Thought I'd say a quick hello as we have an afternoon off the tour and are doing research into flights etc. It's going better than we could have predicted so far. We got here really early on Wednesday and figured sleeping wasn't the best idea, so went to the Temple of Heaven, which was amaaazzziiinggg, and then met our group for dinner. There are 12 of us altogether, plus our lovely guide, Snow, who is really knowledgable, if not a little crazy. ...