Days 3 and 4: On day 3, we had to pack up and leave our new home away from home (FX YanSha) and head to the hotel for our GAP adventure tour. We were sorely disappointed that our new, more expensive hotel did not have free bottled water, nor free breakfast, and only twin beds :( On the up side, it did have a safe so we weren't stuck carrying everything we owned. We explored the area around our hotel and discovered the most insane grocery store with a small army of sample ladies (who needs to buy lunch??). After buying [View Full Entry]

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Day 2- Beijing. First, I must apologize for the lack of photos for the next few entries. We are having a hard time finding an internet cafe that will let us upload photos. Not to fear, though. We have taken over 400 pictures in our week here so you'll have plenty to see once we get to a suitable place. On our second day in Beijing, after vowing to never eat American food again on our trip, we started our day with a visit to the Olympic Green. A bit of an oxymoron as there is nothing but concrete as far [View Full Entry]

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Hello from Beijing！We arrived sore and tired after a very long flight。 Our cab driver dropped us off somewhere in the vicinity of our hotel， and with a little help we found our way to a much needed bed。 We decided to tackle the Summer Palace as our first activity since we were warned not to go there on the weekend or we would get a harsh reminder of the population of China。 After a super cheap cab ride， we entered the massive palace。 It was built as a Summer vacation place for the Empress Dowager Cixi in the late 1800's-early [View Full Entry]

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Welcome to the final days before our departure for Asia. Wednesday, June 10th we depart for a six week jaunt through China and Southeast Asia. This webpage will allow you to follow our adventures from the comfort of your computer (and save significant cost for vaccinations). You can subscribe to our blog and you'll be contacted every time we update our page. We'd love to hear from you while we are abroad and we hope you enjoy our adventures! [View Full Entry]

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