Why Not? I have always wanted to go to Japan. China will hold the 2008 Olympics starting in August. It seemed like the entire area was preparing for a wave of US tourists. And … the last thing China probably wants right now is a news story about how an American family was abducted while wandering the streets of Beijing.
We discovered some very interesting things.
People are interested in people. While governments may have issues with each other, when you get down to the basic people, most of us all want the same thing. We all want to be happy.
We were surprised at how nice everyone was along this adventure.
In Tokyo, people were willing to help. A good segment of the people we interacted with knew at least some English. And we were able to find our way.
In China, we were really amazed at how many people wanted to talk with us. Yes, we know the invitations to the tea ceremonies and art showing were scams, but there were still lots of interested people.
We were walking along the streets of Beijing in the rain looking for The Bird’s Nest. We had the map out and were trying to figure out which way to go. Two nice locals stopped and helped point us in the right direction.
Connor’s shoes were a point of conversation. In addition to Connor’s star power, whenever someone saw his shoes they were awestruck. One girl told me that I was a bad Dad for forcing him to wear shoes so big. When I explained he fit into those shoes and needed those feet for how tall he was going to grow, she was blown away.
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