Dear Sissi,

Now I am back home in England I wanted to write to thank you again, very much, for making a really wonderful trip for me across China. It really was wonderful in every way, from the programme you put together with superb scenery and places visited, the food which you and Lily arranged for me throughout and the accommodation and all arrangements in general.  Cathy and Catherine in Beijing and Xi'an were both very good and looked after Kirsty and me extremely well and, of course, you and Lily looked after me in Guilin and on the Silk Road journey.

In Guilin you showed me round many interesting and beautiful places and took me down the river to Yangshou, making the time there very memorable. The river was marvellous and I liked Guilin very much.

I am going through my photos at the moment - I have rather a lot, and will send some to you as soon as I can but in the next few weeks anyway but here are a couple from Guilin for now, plus one with Lily at Xining and one at Lanzhou crossing the river in a cable car.

I hope I shall be able to visit Guilin and Yangshou again and I will contact you at the time.

With very best wishes and many thanks again,

Richard

By the way, it is has been quite wet with heavy showers and sunshine since I got home, about 19 degrees today. I think it is around 30 degrees in Guilin. Best wishes, R