Nikko Beijing
No.3 Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District Beijing, 100020, China
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Nighttime arrival
We have arrived in Beijing! The airport logistics went very smoothly, although immigration is very particular about comparing your current look to your passport picture. The agent thought that there was a significant difference in Marcie's hair color, and another questioned my dad quite a bit about the difference in his weight between his eight- …
Back to Beijing
We had an early wake-up call this morning – 5:00am, too early – in order to make our 8:00 flight from Xi’an back to Beijing. A word of advice to anyone on any tour: Don’t take flights that early if you can avoid it. Good practice anywhere, but especially here in China where most of the airports (or at least the ones we’ …
Getting ready to leave Beijing
We slept in this morning. We were initially wakened by a call from Marcie's mom. Bill has been giving her hard copy of the blog, but we've been gone a week and she and Marcie hadn't spoken at all. They got a three minute (actually, 3:08, so we'll probably have to pay for four minutes) conversation in, which should hold them until we get back next …
Good Fortune
I arrived safely in Beijing this evening (or this morning, by my body's clock). This trip is off to a great start! So far, some very auspicious events have paved the way for this lucky little Laowai (that's foreigner in Chinese).
I met my colleague, Sarah Kay from USF in the Seattle Airport. As we waited to board, her name was called over …
Fakes, shmakes! Who cares?
The only time I really wear a watch is when I travel. The last one I purchased before my trip to Vietnam several months ago cost me $15 at Fred Meyer. I was disappointed to discover that it had gone missing the day before I embarked on this adventure. Luckily, I came to the place that boasts the best fakes in the entire world, and picked up a very …



