China trip-Day 1: Beijing 2.22-23.09

SO. Just got back from the airport from China and I'm HELLA tired because of jet lag and crazy screaming babies on the plane. BUT I shall commence the extensive China trip entry!
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I went to China for 12 days, hitting up Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai with 22 of my classmates. Luckily most of my good friends were on the trip and I made alot of new friends too. We departed from San Francisco airport on February 22, 2009 at 12 noon. Ozzie (classmate) was an hour late dohohohoho. Parents and students just stood around the airport at check-in up until we left, except for my mom who left early OTL. Channing's dad kept on taking really ugly sniper photos of me ; A ; huhuhuuu



THEN WE WENT TO THE BATHROOM AND DISCOVERED COOL HAND DRIERS.




HEY SECKSI


OTL


Domo-kun seeing the worldddd



ON LE PLANEEE

We took lots of dumb photos, slept, talking, did plane-laps, and read Catch 22, sat with Jeanine, Annika, and Caseyz.





OHMYGOD ICEBERGSSSS (over Russia/Sibera)






Chaperons!




ohgod












LANDING ON BEIJINGGGG HOOHHOOHHOOH


Airport had a cool ceiling




On the teleporter train thing



So we got in our tourbus, and there was another tourbus parallel to us, filled with Korean student tourists. We waved like lunatics and only got this one boy to smile at us. orz

Our tour guide, David, was the worst tour guide on the trip. EVERYONE hated him because he was a jerk, tried to sell us stuff, brought us to only tourist traps, and was a ill-natured person. He was SO boring; by the second hour with him on the first day, everyone was just talking over him. GLAD WE DON'T HAVE TO SEE HIM EVER AGAIN YAYZZZ




BEIJINGGG


Luggagiez




We stayed at the Peking Hotel in Beijing...seemed quite nice in the lobby, but the rooms...not as nice hahaha

In China, 4 star means wannabe 5 star, and ours was almost borderline 3 star huuuu



Had dinner at a alllllllright place, was a tad sketchy hahahaa




WE HAD SO MUCH EXTRA FOOD.

After dinner, we went back to the hotel. I had to deliver...THE EFFING LAXATIVE for my Grandpa(who had a stroke, but he's alright now, they say) to my dad's friend, so I couldn't go out with Lao shi, Ozzie, and Jeanine. They had...interesting adventures that I wish I could have gone on...Whorehouse KTV (karaoke) and le bathroom and the friend....huhuhuuuuuuuuu




/DAY ONE!