Guangzhou

We all felt remarkably okay after arriving at the train station after an 18hour train trip. On the way into Guangzhou, we noticed different landscapes of rugged mountains and more tropical plants including what looked like banana trees.

The climate is much milder - we've stripped off the jackets and are very comfortable in lighter jumpers, which is good as we are all starting to crave warmer weather and thinking longingly of some time on the coast in Vietnam.

We are staying in the 'colourful days hotel'