Anniversary of Bethune's Death

Lynne and I were special guests at the annual wreath laying ceremony in Shijiazhuang commemorating the death of Dr Norman Bethune on 12th November 1939. I gave a speech and we were then guided around the museum and hosted for a banquet. Being foreigners we were toasted and of course drunk under the table. Lynne could not stand up. Not true, I was worse off than her. Photos will tell the true story! I will be selective. I think we acquitted ourselves rather well truth be told. To-day we are visiting my adopted family in Xingtai and making dumplings. To-morrow it is off to the mountains.