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Snow-covered hills in southern Asia

We were scheduled to get up at 0445 for our morning flight but it was flagged as delayed but not rescheduled.  We delayed an hour and a quarter but since the internet was not accepting our check-in decided we'd best get to the airport.  In the event our flight was two and a half hours late leaving Hong Kong but, thankfully, both we and our luggage made the connection at Heathrow. From northern China to Eastern Europe, snow could be seen on the ground, sometimes a thin covering, sometimes blanketing the terrain reminding us that winter wasn't over in many countries.   It was raining in London but we arrived home to a sunny and spring-like Aberdeen. The daffodils are in full bloom in our garden.

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It was a fabulous holiday.  The weather had been pretty good to us in spite of the locals complaining of a poor summer.  Everyone had been friendly; we'd had good food everywhere and found lots of well signed and maintained walks in every area we'd been to.  Minor irritations were that the internet access was slow, very slow from motels and most things were more expensive than at home with today's exchange rate.  We'd love to return to New Zealand sometime and stay longer in some of the areas we'd visited. Sorting out his thousands of photos will occupy John for some weeks to come.