Last dinner with Sandra and Mac

hello from Beijing

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June 25th 2009
We are now in Beijing from good old daqing after a 14 hour train ride... give or take. It is so hot here. The Hostel that I booked on the internet was no longer there so we ended up going to the some place that I have been staying at for the last four years. Good and trusty. After we got settled we went stright to Ya show to do some shopping. Jeff and I are in save mode so our money wi ... read more

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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