After a final last hurrah in Tianjin we headed for Beijing for a little shopping, some 5 dollar pedicures and massages, and then to the airport. The first flight was from Beijing to Shenzhen, China,for a 5 hour layover. Unfortunatly the plain was delayed and the five of us (Kohle, Anna, John, Matt, and myself) had to wait for an extra five hours. We had lined up a hostel to pick us up at the airport, but needless to say it wasn't there when we arrived at 2 in the morning. A taxi driver lent us his phone and we called ton of hostels and finally found one that was open. It was the funkiest little place and had the sweetest staff. The amount of bikes, scooters, and mopeds in Vietnam is astounding. Our first
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