Well, I’m making this my last post - from now on it’s just mundane stuff, winding down and getting ready to go home. Our flight is late Saturday, fly to Beijing and have a tight connection for the flight home. Am ready now, these last days have been lovely but 2 days would have been enough in hindsight. However, we’re still enjoying the delicious Japanese food. Tough if you want to eat French or German or even English fare around this area!!!
The weather is beautiful, around 22-23 each day. Extra warm due to the crowds gathering in this area, would hate to be here mid-summer.
Guess I should list some of the highlights of the holiday as there are many. First, just getting away was a major highlight, who would have thought 7 weeks ago this was an option. Then China - what a revelation that was! Those massive new buildings in Beijing almost alongside the ancient Great Wall! And the hordes of people all pushing and shoving at the temples! Shanghai was unbelievable, have never seen anything like the buildings and obvious wealth. A major highlight in China when out and about was finding a loo with a throne instead of a squatter!!!!!
Then South Korea, maybe my favourite country in some ways. Still salivate at the memory of the delicious steamboat beef & mushroom lunch we had on one of the excursions. And the folk Village in Incheon was peaceful and beautifully presented. Of course the cherry blossom in South Korea was amazing, we were there at the perfect time. Japan is Japan, will always be a great place to visit and is very do-able from Melbourne. Everything works, people friendly, delicious food and so far no earthquakes!!! I haven’t mentioned the cruise - Regent, as usual, are a wonderful cruise line, their service is amazing, tours fabulous and all included in the fare. But it’s the people you meet onboard that make it that much more special.
Happy Easter to you all, thanks for reading, if only occasionally.
Maureen X
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