So, we’re getting to the end of my mother’s 10 day stay in China and all my concerns were unfounded, we’ve all had a great time.

We’re pretty much out of the apartment from the moment we wake up to the moment we go to sleep so I’ve had no time for blogging. Currently in Beijing and on the way back to Shanghai this evening.

Some of the things we’ve done (and might get round to blogging about):

Yu Gardens

Fang Bang Dong Lu (old city in shanghai)

nanjing lu at night

sightseeing tunnel – I know Swiss James doesn’t like this but I think it’s great!

Jinmao tower viewing platform

getting suits made at the fabric market

zhouzhang water town

rounds of black pig at Dan’s Old Farmhouse

the forbidden city

tianeman square

the great wall (at Mutianyu, a much better choice than Badaling IMO)

HouHai bar district and hutong

SanLiTung bar district

Things left to do:

See morning exercises in a park

Karaoke

Eat shanghai food and Sichuan food

Fake market