gangzoom Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Got back to home after what I can only describe as an epic holiday… Started by spending 5 days in the saddle, riding a fabulous Trek Road bike across Scotland with a bunch of mates and seeing some of the best bits of the Highlands, ended up in John O'Groats. Some how just 48hrs after getting off the bike at John’O Groats I was in HongKong!! Followed by a dash to Shanghai (thunder and lighting show included for free at the airport) to meet up with my wife and see the rest of the family. Amazed how much one city can change in less than 2 decades. Than smashed it to Beijing at 310 km/h thanks to a rather fancy train to see some of the old stuff (and some food to scare the tourists). Even managed to make it to Xi’an,and got a quick bike ride in on the 500 year old+ city wall to finish off the holiday!! ...now I just need another holiday to get ready for a trip to Thailand in a few weeks. Me and the wife are taking full advantage of been kids free and trying to go to as many places in 12 months as possible ..before we have to start looking at prams and talking about how to change nappies all day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Excellent photos, Gang, we'll have to catch up soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-350 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 They are some awesome photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 wow, thats an amazing tripfest china looks stunning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Awesome trip and pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangzoom Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) Excellent photos, Gang, we'll have to catch up soon... Yeah really need to pop in and get the suspension bits fitted on the 335. Edited June 18, 2013 by gangzoom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Beautiful pics. Question is, should we move this to the bike thread......only kidding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 to meet up with my wife and see the rest of the family. Amazed how much one can change in less than 2 decades. so ....................... you haven't seen your wife in 20 years ??? a colleague of mine came back from China last week - were you on the same tour ? he came back saying it was the biggest culture shock he'd ever been on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) Awesome - thanks for sharing Edited June 18, 2013 by Keyser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddcboyle Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Looks awesome. Always wanted to visit, probably next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangzoom Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) so ....................... you haven't seen your wife in 20 years ??? a colleague of mine came back from China last week - were you on the same tour ? he came back saying it was the biggest culture shock he'd ever been on I was born in Shanghai and lived there for a while so it wasn't really a culture shock for me, the biggest shock for me was how "westernised" all the cities I visited was getting. Even in Xi'An which is by far the least developed the main shopping street had all the same shops you will find on Oxford street in London or Orchard road in Singapore which is kinda of sad...I really do think Gucci shops are just a front for some international mafia, just how many Gucci shops does the world need . Luckily bits of Beijing are now pretty much protected from been developed any more, its a great place to visit but just don't expect to use FaceBook, its banned. Edited June 18, 2013 by gangzoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 his other comment was "whats with the clearing of nasal passages......." - I won't go into detail - apparently those who've been to china will know what is being meant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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