A quick trip through China....
Ni Hao! That's "Hello" in Mandarin Chinese and is pronounced 'Neehow' . The discovery of this word means I now have a useful collection of 7 Chinese words at my immediate disposal, the other 6 being "Kung Fu", "Feng Shui" and "Chow Mein". The fact that I am here writing this blog after 2 weeks in China is evidence enough that you really don't need to learn anymore unless you're trying to show off. So, it's just under 3 weeks since my last update and a very scary 12 days until we finally arrive home again to England. Tomorrow morning (Wednesday 7th February) at 07:40 we step on to a train at Beijing Central Train Station and 6 long days later we arrive in Moscow. With the return of our passports yesterday from the Mongolian Embassy that means the last of our visas are now secured. All parts of the Russian leg of the journey are also booked and paid for. We're just about ready to go. All that's needed is a quick trip...