Just wanted to let my few faithful readers that I am indeed back from the trip to Beijing, and yes, I survived quite well on my own. Highlights included getting a bed on the train, tea in an imperial garden, having a Christian roommate from Nigeria, climbing the Great Wall (along with an additional adventure for that day, which I'll get into later), and running into Daniel Routh, an old friend from my Poetry Writing class.
I'll definitely go into more detail on these and other experiences later. I don't know when I'll get to post photos: all I have right now are six and a half undeveloped rolls of 36 exposures each.
Posted by at May 6, 2004 12:22 PM