Lunch at Alicia's friend's house

Chinese Adventures

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February 9th 2011
Hi all! I made it here safely. The flights weren't as bad as I thought. The longest of the four was 16 hours but with a combination of hours-long catnaps, word searches, light reading, and mealtimes, it was manageable (with special thanks to Koral's neck pillow!! Thank you :-D ). I had a little bit of baggage drama once I landed in Zhengzhou. I was told in Tampa that my bags would be transferre ... read more

Asia » China » Henan » Zhengzhou

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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