So much has happened in the last week, it has been difficult to keep track of everything. We are now in HK and Joff has gone for a swim whilst I catch up with emails. On our last day in Beijing we went to the Lama temple, there are 5 large halls where people buy incense and burn it whilst praying. It was fascinating to watch. We then walked through the Hou Hai and onto the Park. The most random thing happened when we saw a guy hitting a stick onto the ice to create a hole. The whole lake was frozen and it looked like the ice was about 20cm thick at least. The guy was trying to clear the ice to one side and then was scooping it out, at the same time a
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