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March 10th 2006

Published: March 16th 2006

My flight to Beijing was uneventful and the plane was only 1/4 full at most, which was fabulous. Getting the Chinese visa and Japanese reentry permit had been hellish experiences that I was trying to put behind me. I had almost forgotten about all those hours sitting in immigration with hundreds of other people until I hit immigration in the Beijing airport. The guy behind the counter took an awfu... Read Full Entry

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16th March 2006

Iris
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very cool
We are studying China right now in my Comparative Politics course. Very interesting to see your photos and read your journal after the lecture I had today.

16th March 2006

briley
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jealousy isnt a word that i should use...but...
oh its so not fair! If only i had won the lottery and i would have been in Beijing next week. Your picture's are great Lauren. I will be showing your blog to some of my classmates who are coming over next week. Have fun!

16th March 2006

Andy
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Going to Shanghai?
If you do go to Shanghai, let me know as my youngest sister is there working at the moment - at least for another few weeks :) Hope you enjoy China! Andy (Party Boy)

16th March 2006

Mawa Rodriguez
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Great Experience
Hello Lauren: I've just read your blog a bout beijing it sounds exciting and interesting. I am planing to come to beijing for three months and work, in April is a bit dissapointing to know that most of the monuments are hidden by scafolding the great wall looks absolutelly fantastic! we are you off to now? I was wondering if you could give me exact direccions to the best restaurant you tried and the places you liked the most If possible I would love to be able to get there and be prepared for it!! so i hope you are having a lovely time werever you are now!! please reply to mawanat@yahoo.com i would love to keep in contact as I am going around Asia afterwards... thanks Mawa

17th March 2006

Dad
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Random Guy Demanding Yuan
Why didn't you give him your bubble boy jacket???

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