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Off to New York

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9 day trip to Japan and China, with two old friends and one new one. Temples, Gardens, Palaces, Pandas, Hiking the Great Wall, Sunrise over Tiananmen Square, Getting lost in the Forbidden City (And Beijing Zoo!) Haggling with street vendors, robbed for 5 minutes, counterfeit money, blisters, hot tubs, a hooker, 3 dead ducks and one live fish...details to follow!

Off to New York

Took the day off from work today so I could go to New York to get a visa to visit China.  It's about a 45 minute drive from my home in Meriden to the Milford Train Station.  I brought with me a letter from my boss, stating that I was not going there for any business purposes.  The other 3 guys I'll be traveling with all live in Manhattan, and one of them had been refused a visa the other day because he didn't have such a letter.  He was told to come back after he got proof that he would not be conducting business over there!  ( We think it's because he works for a media company. The Chinese are skittish about allowing journalists into the country)   I'm just a salesman, but I'm not taking chances. It takes 3 hours to get from my house to NY, I don't want to have to come back!  I'll have the letter ready, wether I need it or not!

17,214 km (10,696 miles) traveled
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