Dear Luke,

It was nice having a conversation with you from Los Angeles to Beijing. As I mentioned to you I would like to commend the excellent guides I met when traveling through your amazing country. In each case, I felt like I was being greeted by a family member or dear friend because the warmth, care and enthusiasm could only be equaled by someone special. I would like to begin by thanking Judy in Guilin. We lost her card otherwise I would e-mail her directly. Can you please send me her fax or e-mail number. She made sure our desire to see the magic hills of Guilin was accomplished from the best position on the boat. Her relentless enthusiasm and energy helped us see everything in Guilin. In the city of Shanghai we were especially charmed by Charlie.(we would also like a direct contact number for his office to personally thank him.) The city was beautiful with all the apec banners and he was very knowlegable. We were met in Yichang by a young guide named Ginger who was able, in the dark and only in one hour, to give us a complete tour of her city. Her intelligence was sparkling. On the boat, Merry was our personal guide and provided wonderfully interesting insights. She played ping pong, bingo and personally climbed the pagoda with us. She is a remarkably professional and impressive person. There were two local guides, anyoung man who showed us the fantastic hydroelectric damn and a young woman who guided us with the boatpeople. They were just so adorable and enthusiastic. Steve Liu was a helpful navigator through the hordes of people getting off the boat in Chongqing and safely and timely delivered us to our next flight onto Xi'an. In Xi'an we were charmed with the delightful Ms.Lin who made sure we were the first of the day to view the breathtaking terra cotta soldiers. Time passed to quickly and before we could catch our breath we were climbing the great wall at Mutianyu with Ellen who also rose before dawn to get us there before the hordes of other visitors. She took us as far as one can go and it was a moving and memorable closing to our trip. You have a great country, the young people who work with cits represent the country and people so well that I would like to return to see them. Special thanks and love to all of you.

Best regards,

Barbara Bauer

• Client's Information: Barbara Bauer, Los Angeles, United States

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