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Saturday, June 09, 2001 7:46 AM
ok, this is the last email of beijing (i think). in
the slow cafe and my e's and a's won't always work on
this keyboard. today was a great day at the summer
palac and we took a boat out. a group of four of us
hiked up to the old buddhist temple, where the decor
was outstaning. smll ceramic buddhas decorated the
outsides. the ones nearer to the bottom (about 8 feet
from the ground) were missing their heads. they had
been takn off during the cultural revolotion. i have
pictures. then, two of us found ourselves celebrities
as chinese people from the rural parts of china lined
up to get their pictures taken with us white girls. as
i have red hair and the other girl was blonde, they
were fascinated. i felt like something at an amusement
park. it was all very fun and we all laughed and joked
together in our differnt languages!
we then visited the pearl market which was indoors and
so busy and full. i got a few small treasures, but was
a little tired from the heat and the schedule we are
keeping. tomorrow is the great wall and
the ming tombs!!! my professor has brought bubbles to
blow from the wall. isn't that great!!?? we are all
pretty tired but we don't want to miss anything. so
far, everything has been good. i had to buy another
instant camera today.
monday, we travel to chengdu for the week and then to
xi'an at the end of next week. chengdu is more
tropical and in the southern part of china. spicy
dishes will be served. we have foun out that our
accomodations have air conditioning! yay!
i am starting to recognize the roads we take and the
signs we see around town. it's pretty amazing. anyway,
i am tired and i have to make some calls as i left my
wallet in th restaurant in my tired state. (our
chinese guide called them and of course, it is not
there) luckily, i had already spent my daily allotment
at the pearl market and all my important stuff (except
my credit card and about $10 us dollars) were in my
money belt. so, you see, i have prepared for this very
moment the entire trip, but i thought i would lose it
to a pickpocket, not my spaciness! ugh! so, i have
gotten all the phone numbers from the internt (love
it!!) and i am set to go. so, don't worry mom and
dad--i am ok!!
so, i hope all is well. take care everyone.
love,
ingrid
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