Getting ready for Fu'Jian

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Hello,
We are leaving shortly for the Fu'Jian province. It is
in the south. We take a car to shanghai and then bus
for 13 hours. The weather is beautiful, as is the
scenery (so I'm told).

We have met some Chinese friends who have taken us
out. We saw our first garden, named "Lingering
Garden." It was very peaceful and relaxing. I will
post some pictures when we get back (10 days).

And yesterday I also tried duck's tongue, a real
delicacy according to our Chinese comrads. Not the
case, not the case at all. It reminded me of 11th
grade Science class when we disected cats. It had the
scent of famaldihide. Ikk!!

We did try a traditional kelp dish. It was cured in
salt and herbs for 30 days, then served cold. It was
delicious and very flavorful, as any thing is with a
tablespoon of salt I guess.

Hope everything is going well. We might not have
internet for 10 days though, so look for a real
whopper when we return.

Aaron

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