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These flowers were given to me by a very old woman. She wanted me to take a picture of them. They were pretty but full of thorns.
From: Asia » China » Beijing
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... [read more]
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... [read more] Blog: 1st Day in Beijing
Date: May 25th 2009
This was the first day I peer out behind closed doors. The plane ride was uneventful, no one had any flu symptoms and as a result, NO ONE had to spend 7 days in quarantine. That was a big relief. In Hong Kong, where I changed planes to finish my trip to Beijing, I learned that when the coffee house states steamed milk - it's not steamed milk in your coffee - it's just steamed milk. It's time ... read more
Date: May 25th 2009
This was the first day I peer out behind closed doors. The plane ride was uneventful, no one had any flu symptoms and as a result, NO ONE had to spend 7 days in quarantine. That was a big relief. In Hong Kong, where I changed planes to finish my trip to Beijing, I learned that when the coffee house states steamed milk - it's not steamed milk in your coffee - it's just steamed milk. It's time ... read more
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