Flight to Beijing

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After a good licking from the neighbour's dog, we set off on a rather damp drizzly morning. Despite many spurious warnings on the M4 we arrived at Heathrow with little fuss, allowing an earlier than expected visit to one of the many coffee outlets at Heathrow. The flight was uneventful, other than the presence of Michael Wood (TV History presenter) sitting two rows ahead of us. First impressions of Beijing - the smog and also the number and density of high rise flats. Tour members arrived all day and so we were left to are own devices in the afternoon - a group of six of us undertook an hour's walk to Long Tan Park - a delightful oasis in an overcrowded city. We'll hopefully sleep well tonight!! Chopsticks Rule!!

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