Datong returns

(How's this colour? Is it OK? Better be, complaining near-sighted folk. Tilt the screen until you can read it!) Arrived back this morning from dirty, dirty Datong to the fresh smell of Beijing city air. I literally breathed a sigh of relief. Had a morning's worth of interesting stomach cramps (probably from eating squid on the street near the border of Inner Mongolia). But an adventure nonetheless. Some impressive sights - highlights(?) being the shock of poverty-stricken Chinese countryfolk, some well-looted cultural relics and a ludicrous pair of pointy green boots which I bought for 20kuai (about AUD$3.50). Photos will follow, but first my bike - I need to get someone to take a photo of me on it - I have already been around the local area a couple of times on it and so far OK.