For Mum and Dad's last full day here, we gave them a few choices of places to visit and, with the weather looking warm and breezy, they plumped for Guandu - an old town on the outskirts of Kunming with a nicely pedestrianised centre containing three active temples, a lively park, two ancient towers and a 600 year old pagoda [see photo].
As you can see from the photo, Jiajia has really got to know my parents well over these two weeks, to the point of feeling at ease insulting my "monkey" Dad and groaning at his jokes! It bodes well for later in the year when we visit the UK. A familiar face or two will be welcome when hundreds of new people turn up to our wedding celebration.
My day's highlight was having my fortune told by a budgie [see photo]. On receipt of 2RMB (20p) the bird hopped onto the rack of cards and picked out one which, apparently, said I could expect a happy and healthy future. Well, one out of two ain't bad!
My day's highlight was having my fortune told by a budgie [see photo]. On receipt of 2RMB (20p) the bird hopped onto the rack of cards and picked out one which, apparently, said I could expect a happy and healthy future. Well, one out of two ain't bad!
