China (Pictures)...

Terracotta Warriors...

I love a man in a uniform - albeit a 2,500 year old terracotta one — with Stuart at the Terracotta Warriors in Xian, China.

The Great Wall of China...

We are on The Great Wall of China - and we can be seen from space!

China Dance Lesson...

Stu embraced the local culture and we showed the Chinese locals how he and I dance back home.

The Forbidden City...

It was a Forbidden City for some - we on the other hand ran riot.

Tiananmen Square...

We got stopped and questioned by the police in Tiananmen Square. I do not think our tank man impersonations went down well...

Blocked From China...

My blog www.overyourhead.co.uk is blocked from china. as is facebook, twitter and google. i guess this is a badge of honour.

So no posts for a while...

Off On Hols...

About 4pm today a little 3yr old girl & her mother spot me wheeling my suitcase down the road. 
Little girl: (to her mother) That man is going on holidays.
Mother: Yes, he is, darling. Why don't you ask him where he is going?
Little girl: (to me) Are you going to the moon?
Me: (smiling, mother smiles too) No, I'm not going to the moon. I'm going to China. Do you know where that is?
Little girl: Are there dinosaurs? (Me and the mother exchange a smile again)
Me: No, no dinosaurs in China. 
Little girl: (incredulous) Why not?
Me: They all died. (Oh, was that the wrong thing to say?)
Little girl looks upset and tugs the mother away who gives me a pained look. How was I to know she hadn't told her that D.I.N.O.S.A.U.R.S. were E.X.T.I.N.C.T! — travelling to Beijing, China with Stuart Archer from Terminal 3 London Heathrow Airport (LHR).

National Portrait Gallery...

Private Eye cartoon win. Love it.

Starbucks...

I ordered a small cappuccino in Starbucks this morning and gave the cashier a £50 note.
"Is this all you've got?" she asked.
"I'm afraid so." I replied, "Is that a problem?"
"Of course it's a problem," she said, "You're 65p short."

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