china calling...part three

20.10.07.

8.00AM...WOKE...NOT FEELING TO BAD...NEED A SHAVE...NOW I FEEL BAD...HATE SHAVING...NEED COFFEE.

8.30AM...SHAVE SORTED...SHOWERED...DRESSED...LAUNDRY TO DO.

9.05AM...LAUNDRY IN.

9.30AM...ORDERED BANANA/CHOC PANCAKE AND COFFEE FOR BREAKIE.

10.00AM...THE TWO OLD BIRDS JOINED US...TINA AND EMMA.

11.00AM...ATM...NEED SOME DOSH.

11.30AM...BOOKED PANDA EXCURSION...70 YUAN EACH.

12.30PM...TWO PIGS HAVE JUST GONE RACING THRU...EVERYBODY REACHES FOR THERE CAMERAS.

1.30PM...LOOKING AT NET FOR HOTEL IN HANOI, VIETNAM.

2.30PM...BOOKED THE RITZ...ABOUT 20 QUID FOR 3 NIGHTS.

3.00PM...BEER REQUIRED...WELL THIRSTY.

3.10PM...OLD BIRDS JUST DEPARTED TO GO TO SOME OTHER PART OF CHINA...SAD REALLY...THEY WERE OK TO TALK TOO...SEE YOU SOON!?

4.00PM...STEAK SANDWICH FOR ME...TUNA SALAD FOR NU...PLUS CHIPS AND FRUIT...TO MUCH...40 YUAN...ABOUT 3 QUID.

6.00PM...NOT ALOT HAPPENING...JUST PEOPLE WATCHING...JUST HAD COMFIRMATION OF HOTEL BOOKING IN HANOI.

7.15PM...SPEAKING WITH AUSSIE COUPLE WHO HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM TIBET...THEY WERE NOT IMPRESSED...BOTH SUFFERED ALTITUDE SICKNESS...A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED?...GONNA GIVE US SOME ALTITUDE SICKNESS TABLETS...JUST GIVE ME A BOTTLE OF JACK D!

8.50PM...TALKING TO CHAP ABOUT GOING TO IRISH BAR TO WATCH VILLA/MAN U MATCH...STARTS AT 12.45AM...AFTER VILLA MATCH ITS THE RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL...BOOKED THE PANDAS FOR 7.40AM...IS THAT A LAME EXCUSE!?

10.00PM...WISH I HAD SAID YES...BUT MISSED THE BOAT[TAXI]...4 LADS HAVE GONE AND THERE WAS A SPACE FOR ME!...OUCH

10.15PM...THINK I'LL HAVE A BRANDY...INDECISIVE WILLIS...THATS ME!



21.10.07.

6.30AM...HUNGRY...BIT COLD...STAYED UP LATE TO CATCH FOOTIE RESULTS.

7.00AM...UP WE GET...SHOWER...ORANGE JUICE...JUST HEARD ENGLAND LOST AT RUGBY.

7.40AM...OFF TO SEE PANDAS.

8.10AM...PANDA CENTRE...ALL VERY NICE...CUTE PLAYFUL THINGS...EAT BAMBOO AND MORE BAMBOO...IS THIS ALL THEY DO?

11.30AM...BACK AT GUEST HOUSE...COFFEE AND BACON/EGG SARNIE.

12.10PM...CAME OVER ALL TIRED...CRASHED.

4.00PM...WOKE...SHOWERED.

4.40PM...SPICY STEAK SARNIE...ORANGE JUICE.

5.20PM...CHATTING WITH FELLOW TRAVELLERS...GRAND PRIX ON AT MIDNIGHT...DON'T KNOW IF I'LL MAKE IT...TALKING ABUT ENGLANDS DEFEAT AT RUGBY AND PREM MATCHES...MEETING SOME REAL NICE PEOPLE...STARTED OUR ALTITUDE TABS...STILL NO CONFIRMATION WE GO ON TUESDAY...SILLY BUREAUCRACY...AS IF NU AND I ARE GONNA MAKE ANY TROUBLE!
7.00PM...CRASHED...DONT THINK I'VE RECOVERED FROM THIS MORNINGS TRIP.
12.00AM...GOT UP...WATCHED BRAZIL GP.
1.52AM...DAMN...LEW HAMILTON...1 POINT DIFF...UNLUCKY OR WHAT!

GREAT DAYS ARE THESE.

BYE FOR NOWZ.