Goodbye, Japan

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I left for the airport at 4am and saw the sun rise from the train. Lovely! I had a layover in Beijing, China, which was a disaster. They were so different to Japan. I nearly missed my connecting flight because we landed late and then we had to catch a bus from the plane to the terminal. The staff were so unhelpful and I had to force my way to the front of the line at customs. I made it just in time! I was seated next to two German boys who were travelling to Brazil via NYC. I slept for half the flight and then woke up to find that we were flying over solid ice as the sun rose. It was stunning. I kept opening my window to peek under, even though the hostesses kept telling me to close it. When we landed in New York I had a big grin on my face! My beautiful city!

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Bye Bye, Warabi
Melissa

Tea!
Melissa