....China Bound....!!!

....The  Burma  road    read  in  2016 ...the backdrop of  WW II...the RAF daredevil  pilots flying  low over  the Himalayan  "HUMP"  as they called  flying  to Kunming (China) to airdrop supplies  for  Chiang Kaishek's  Army to thwart the  Japanese....these  sorties  over  the  Himalayan  hump  from  the  airstrips  of Bengal & Assam  were real  daredevilry  & the  thought  of  flying  over  the  Hump  was  Exciting  & Thrilling for many  a  RAF  Pilot....the  Burma theatre  was  volatile & the  Allies depended  heavily on these airdrops  over  the Himalayan  Hump to Kunming , China ......It gives  me immense  pleasure to visit  China  with  fmly departing  8th  June via  Colombo  to  Shanghai...onward to  the  ancient  Capital Xian of Terracotta  army warriors  a  world  Heritage  site  ....further  onto  Beijing  to face   one of  the  Wonders  of  the World  "  The  Great Wall of China "....last week  is  spent  on  meticulous  planning  &  the  few  more  days  remaining for  this  12  day  trip  to  Chinese  Mainland , will  see  the  finishing touches  ....the  Children's  term  exam  is  over  & they r  on pins  & needles  to  make  a  move , as  the  Butterflies  r  doing  thr customary  rounds  before  any  major  trip  from  the  Isles  over  the  Laccadive Sea .....!!!!!