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Alaska glaciers.
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Alaska glaciers.
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Alaska glaciers.
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Alaska glaciers.
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Alaska glaciers.
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Alaska glaciers.
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Beijing Airport - 1/2 hour late - no customs.
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Taxi to subway.
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1st shopping place - open to foreigners only!
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1st shopping place - open to foreigners only!
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The parks in the complex in which the Latererza's live are beautiful.
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The parks in the complex in which the Latererza's live are beautiful.
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The parks in the complex in which the Latererza's live are beautiful.
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3rd type of taxi..
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Notice the visor - to protect from getting a tan - a sign of field worker (lower class).
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Korean - 2 children / added color to hair - Chinese very conservative.
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Parks above parking garage.
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Fountains - turned off most of the time - if the water is dirty.
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School part of complex - large parade ground.
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School starts at 6:30 - ends at 9 pm.
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School Saturdays - 1/2 day of cleaning.
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Construction site.
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Boy taking off to school.
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Guards.
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Morning workout in park.
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Good luck phrases on the door to apartment across from Laterzas.
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Temple of Heaven - huge complex - city park for Chinese.
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Temple of Heaven.
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Games.
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Games.
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Games.
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Games.
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Opera.
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Male actor.
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Altar - Grain and blood offering to their gods of water, air, sun, etc..
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Altar - Grain and blood offering to their gods of water, air, sun, etc..
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Altar - Grain and blood offering to their gods of water, air, sun, etc..
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City - blue sky - rare because of pollution.
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City - blue sky - rare because of pollution.
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Emporer and wife.
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Emporer and wife.
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BMW garage.
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Bikes - Sam and Roger rode many miles getting around.
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Shopping at the Pearl Market.
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Downtown.
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Downtown.
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Downtown.
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Downtown.
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Downtown.
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Downtown.
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Delivery bike.
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Street vendors - some had sticks with moving scorpions - can be eaten alive.
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Giant moon cake - popular - like fruitcake only worse.
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Sweet potatos - best food they had in China.
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Avon store.
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Mall.
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5 Star hotel.
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Mall with McDonalds - had pea turnovers instead of apple turnovers.
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Catholic church still standing.
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Breakfast in Peggy Sue's kitchen.
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Entrance to the Forbidden City.
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Tunnels to cross traffic - can't stop - so no chance of protesting.
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Forbidden City - northern edge - largest city square in the world.
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Mao Tse Tung's body kept in glass coffin in this building.
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Memorials to communism.
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Memorials to communism.
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Coming to Southern border - holds 1/2 million people.
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Coming to Southern border - holds 1/2 million people.
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Southern gate - original gate to Forbidden City.
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Fancy taxi.
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Bikes used for everything - even garbage.
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National Gallery of Art.
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Corner market.
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Corner market.
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Corner market.
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Corner market.
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Corner market.
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Corner market.
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Corner market.
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Corner market.
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Corner market.
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Corner market.
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Corner market.
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Corner market.
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Corner market.
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Tibetan temple.
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Tibetan temple.
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Tibetan temple.
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Tibetan temple.
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Tibetan temple.
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Tibetan temple.
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Tibetan temple.
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Tibetan temple.
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Worship idols of wood, gold, incense.
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Worship idols of wood, gold, incense.
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Worship idols of wood, gold, incense.
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Worship idols of wood, gold, incense.
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Trapped - like the lion paw holding down.
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Forbidden City - southern gate.
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Opened to common people after Communism took over.
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Bridge only emperor could cross over - space - no trees - did not trust servants.
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Bridge only emperor could cross over - space - no trees - did not trust servants.
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Huge moat dug around the city - note the smog.
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Great wall.
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Great wall.
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Great wall.
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Two hour traffic jam.
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Advertsing for milk - new for China.
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Back in Greenville.
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Back in Greenville.
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