This is Thursday night June 27th, 2013.  I could not post any blogs until tonight because the Chinese government blocks blogs on google's eblogger.  We flew today from Beijing to Hong Kong.  Even though Hong Kong is now under Beijing's rule, Beijing has let Hong Kong rule pretty much as before the British had to let Hong Kong go back to China's control in 1999, after 100 years of British rule.  The internet works better and Hong Kong has a very different feel compared to Beijing.  On Tuesday we did a 4 hour hike on a remote part of the Great Wall away from the crowds and got some great pictures.  Wednesday Liam Patten graduated from his Beijing university and again we got some great pictures.  In the afternoon we went to Tianamen Square, and then to the Forbidden City.  The Forbidden City is much bigger than most people think.  We did go to walk through some Hutongs where people lived for hundreds of years in Beijing in very crowded conditions.  I am too tired to write anymore due to jet lag and busy days, so I will just post some pictures.   Dave