Dear Lynne,

It is a pleasure writing to you & being able to put a face to your name, it was nice to meet you after nine months corresponding.

In response to your questions I submit the following :

1. Meals : My wife & I enjoyed all the meals, plenty of variety & quantity.

On the day that we visited the Badaling Great Wall and the Ming Tomb our lunch was followed too quickly by our Beijing Duck Dinner which was to be The Eating Experience, sadly, few of us were very hungry so the group on our table shared quite a few bottles of wine and had VERY enjoyable night. We do understand that this was a very big day and it probably is difficult to schedule an earlier lunch.

We are unable to choose one particular meal, some were better than others, though , we enjoyed them all.

2. Guides: All of your guides were conscientious, knowledgeable, efficient and spoke English very well. We particularly liked Echo, a very pleasant personality and she has a very good understanding of the tourists feelings.

3. The buses were all very satisfactory, as were the drivers.

The accommodation was first class.

We feel that on the tour's last day it would have been nice at the Bund, in Shanghai, if you would have taken us on the tunnel ride under the river or at least mention it, We feel sorry for our friends who could not stay extra days.

The whole experience was wonderful, We highly recommend Travel China Guide.

Best wishes to you all,

Fred.