Leo and Robbie's excellent trip to Beijing

Leo and Robbie came to Beijing for their Easter school holidays for two weeks. Overjoyed to see them, we have had a busy time looking at the sights and enjoying being together again for a while. They are just so fine; happy and settled, doing well at school, fit as fiddles and interested in finding out about China. Here are a few things we have done over the past couple of weeks:


Hanging out beside the lake at Beihai - here are the guys having a break from cycling around the lake









Robbie's 12th birthday with Mr Thomas Chan the magician at Trader's Hotel.












A pedicab tour around Xuanwu Hutong















Wanfujing St, where they sell those scorpions on sticks












Mr Red Army himself
















The Great Wall.













Robbie approaching national monuments with his usual reverence.
















Visiting the Bird Nest and the Water Cube with thousands of other tourists, mostly Chinese people doing their patriotic duty, visiting the now empty icons.