Wild Goose Lake and Yandang Shan I traveled here as well during my stay in Shanghai. I went up to Wild Goose Lake...it was a nice hike up. I am trying to retrace my hiking path on google maps or yahoo.
I've been rubbish! Sorry! I have been and there's no excuse (other than having a crazy demanding job that makes me stressed beyond belief) but I have now spent every spare minute I have reading all of your entries back-to-back and comments - Hi Jen! Hi Thomas and Lisa and everyone!
It's been a very funny, interesting and saddening experience reading of your adventures. I say saddening because it is making me miss you horribly and in a really patronising way I'm also so proud of you - I ran through a tiny bit of Asia in one month bothered and covered in insect bites! You are far braver than me!
Anyway, this is a great journal and I hope you get to keep it in some form - you'll love looking back at it. All my love, Eve (see you in a few weeks - enjoy your last stint x)
Sorry - nout witty to write! Hey - not written anything for a while so thought would say hi. Impressive high kick. Tom has been impressed with the photos. Keep showing him Aunty Katy - who I am sure he now thinks is a 2D person. Lots of love from Plymouth and take care XXX
still wow! Hi kate! well, what can i say? All i can think is wow still! ( not like me to be a little lost for words either!) All of it sounds fab. really enjoying your entries. Jen and I thought it would be funny to tell you this next bit so here we are...I had a dream that you and will arrived back early from your travelling the other night (when i had passed out on your sisters setee!!)In my dream apparently you had a speech impediment and Will kept on correcting your words which promptly got on your nerves, and so you headed back home!!!! ( maybe had to be there top find it oh so funny!!). Hope you keep on enjoying your time travelling kate! Lots of love Lisaxxxxxxxxxx
Hello there - have been waiting for the next update. Me and Lisa were talking about you this morning. She had a dream about you - but I will let her updat you on this. Anyway - fabulous tree!!!!! As you can see, nothing relly to write, just now slighly addicted to adding comments to your website. Tom loved all the disney bits - so jealous. Take care and speak soon. XXXXX
Happy new year Hello there lovely. So different to the last few sets of phots. It all also looks slightly different to Plymouth - though the new indoor shopping center is coming on!!! Lisa mentioned the wave effect looks like it is falling down - now cant stop thinking that. Anyway back to you. Christmas dinner looks fab - and wine out of a tumbler is always the classy way of doing it in style. Hope you enjoy your last bit of time in Hong Kong and good luck with the next stint of your travels. Missing you loads as alway and looking forward to seeing you soon ish. Lots of love - me and Tom XXX
Happy Xmas Kate and Will! Hi Kate! Know a bit late but happy xmas, hope you had a good one. Photos are as amazing as ever! Really good to hear what you are up to, and you look really well. Likin' the hat by the way!! have a brilliant New Year too. Jen and I will have a toast to you and Will back here in sunny England! Enjoy yourself! Love Lisa xxxx
Slight misjudgement in China.. I shall ignore your cheekiness (you little monkeys) and get straight to the explanation. If you don't want your hair to end up looking like a bad poodle parlour accident then don't let a non-english speaking chinese haridresser loose on it with layering scissors!! Oh well, you live and learn!
Agreeing with Jen..... Hiya! Sorry Wally, have to agree, big sis is right....your hair has expanded! Kelly will have to be informed! Other than that, all looks fab ;-) Flat looks very tidy - not been in long??!! Glad you are enjoying Hong Kong, dont spend to much on fancy gadgets and gizmos! Hope you are enjoying the luxury of being able to wash clothes and cook toast!
Take care, lots of love Mel xxxx
The hair is growing..... Hello to you both. Impressed that you have managed to negotiate your way to Hong Kong and still look happy and alive. Looks like this may be where you blow the budget. Hope you enjoy all the Chrismas preparations. Good luck Kate with cooking Christmas dinner (and good luck to Will with eating it - hehe - don't mean that at all). Gonna miss you tons. Keep up with the drinking, eating and having a fine time. Lots of love etc. XXXXX
PS - watch the hair - looks like tis on the increase. X
Best places TravellingKate. This is so cool. You do realise though, that when you return the BBC will be knocking. They'll need a replacement for Michael Palin. As a fan of Palin I reckon you are doing a far better job!! I'm finding myself getting more and more jealous as I read your entries; you have been to the best places. Well done with the mountain climbing I read a few entries back. The views are stunning and its hard to believe people live their day to day lives in these environments, no more complaining from me. Looking forward to the next instalment.
want a panda now please Hi kate! Not sure if you got last meassage, may have written in it wrong entry??? Well, photos of pandas truly marvellous. now quite quite sure want panda ( the bigger the better i think in this case!!), but also rather partial to the smaller red pandas too, so both would be good. Saying that am not one to discriminate between animals either, so the (small) monkey would still be appreciated! Ok, so all in all please kate can you bring back yourself, a panda, and a red one, and a monkey. Oh, and a llama (what are they??) for jen! Ta! Oh, and stunning scenery by the way. Is fri afternnon. Brain can only function to comment on animals. Hope you are well. All missing you back here xxxxx
Still wow! Hi kate! I can still only manage wow really to sum up when i read your entires and see the photos! Hope you enjoyed the pandas, and the opera. Seems like you may be bringing back a few furry animals on the plane home hey?! Still great to hear all that you are up to. Chicken head soup though?! I mean, food is food to me, all gratefully recieved and all, but even i stop at chicken heads, and was glad to read you did too! Keep on enjoying! (the travelling, not the dodgy soups) xxxxx
Kate in China Hello there lovely. Think these favorite photos yet. Looks fantastic. You even suit the hat - obviously not genetic thing - how do you manage that? Message to Will - running with a back pack through a gorge????? That is just wrong. Not sure where you go from here but looking forward to the next update.
If you're bringing back Lisa a monkey (small) do you think could pick me up a llama - a small fluffy one - could keep the monkey entertained on the flight home. Write soon. XXXXX
Wow! And still as witty as ever! Hi Kate! Its so good to read what you have been up to. 'WOW' hardly sums it up at all, but wow!! I thought my life was a little mini drama but this goes above and beyond into a full size documentary! Great to see you looking so happy on the photos. Can you bring me back a monkey (small one please) en route somewhere?! Keep having fun,take care of yourself and your hair (looks fine on the photos...how do you do it??!! Mine would be ginger ball of humidity fuzz as soon as stepped off plane!!) Lisa xxxx
Hehe Hehe - can sense the pain through your words. Hope all recovered now. And to think was a little envious of your adventures - give me a comfy chair and cup of tea - lots less painful. Photos look fab though - Katy and her stick! Looking forward to updates from china. Take care and write soon.
JenXXXXX
(Told you would leave a comment - a woman of her word).
Blogging I think it's just amazing that you, our little gorg Katelyn, has made it all the way onto the web! I know it's been a big step for you, but you've made it, you'te now a blogger!
Wow Looks like you guys are having a great time, plus I came on here expecting to see someone toting a tommy gun! Where is it? Have you decided if you're coming back via Texas yet - if you really want to see a backwards part of the world that is ...
How dee doo dee Yo Wally-Bean! I know I expressed concern about the frizzy hair before you went but it looks like you are coping like a true traveller! Not quite enough home comforts for me but sounds like Mel is on the way! Take care xxx
Hiya Wally! Can we join you??!! Very jealous, might forget this buying a house lark and just go travelling for the next 10 years!
Take lots of care!
xx
PS Impressed with the hair! x :)
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Wonderful Pictures!
Thanks for posting all these pictures and information. I was looking for info on Yandang Shan. This blog is amazing!