Arrival in Beijing - the trip begins - Day #1
September 2nd 2005 Thursday, September 1, 2005.
Our departure from New York's Kennedy Airport on Japan Air Lines was exactly on time. The flight was non-stop to Tokyo taking us north over Canada and Alaska and surely above the Arctic Circle. As we cross the Bering Sea we pass the International Date Line and suddenly find ourselves in Friday! It is really hard to keep track of time as it stays daylight for the en
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