Yep we
did – we found something made in the UK. Look at this – a London black cab. OK
so it's a left hand drive and the logo is wrong but its def a Hackney
carriage....and we don't think it's made in China.......
Went to
Peking University today, right on the outskirts of the city. My great uncle
taught her back in the 1920s – he was a professor of English. The place was
pulled apart following the Cultural Revolution in 1949, but what was left of
his stuff and didn't make it back to the UK is still there. Books and papers
etc. We didn't see any of that of course but we did have a look around the
campus and found another excellent sign in the Library foyer. Of particular
interest are points four and seven.
The
campus was quite nice, with a big lake in the middle, and old pagoda and some
lions. Now can you see what I mean about the Olympic 7 star hotel building
being modelled on a dragon's head?
We came
back to the hotel in the late afternoon because I felt rubbish and needed to
sleep. We've both had headachy colds and sore throats this week and its finally
caught up with us. I recovered by about 1900 hrs so we went out again for a
wander. Spied more funny things
while wandering the city.....like this woman's great sightseeing shoes, the
Chinese road digger, and the monks parading their threads outside McDonalds, as
well as some open air welding in the middle of the street. Odd things most
definitely goes on in London too but it's a case of not noticing the
familiar.
But then
Nadine started to feel feverish and unwell , and started radiating heat. So I
had to do the nurse thing, make her go to bed, and then sort her out with wet
towels and paracetamol; revenge on behalf of all those patients she has
tortured over the years with ice packs etc. But it seems to have worked and she
is now asleep and snoring very loudly on her side of the room; this is when it's
good to be in a hotel and not camping...
