Category: Pre-Trip (Big Trip)

Well after all the planning and packing and stressing we are now finally relaxing at the airport waiting for the flight (that is now delayed by 30 minutes :), although apparently we’ll still get in on time!

We’re flying on Finnair which is part …

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We started planning for The Big Trip in the fall of 2017 just after Zhaoyang received her US Citizenship. Previous thoughts of traveling were always met with groans regarding how difficult or impossible it is for a Chinese citizen to get a Visa. So now, with a US passport in hand, the world was at our feet!

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 终于期末考完试可以全神贯注的准备我和胖金哥的两个月欧洲游。 说起来这次的旅游还是因为初来美国时的一个赌注。想想三十多岁刚来美国的时候，因为英语的水平的低下，社交能力的欠缺，思维方式的不同，以及对

Finally finished my final exams and now I can concentrate on our two month European trip. The trip is originated as a bet when I first came to America seven years ago.

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Well we’re starting to get excited now! Zhaoyang finished her finals and so she has more time to spend thinking about the trip. We’ll be flying to Helsinki on a Tuesday evening and arrive late in the afternoon on Wednesday. This is the farthest north I have been in a long time. In June, the sun doesn’t set until almost 11pm!! So we’ll still have plenty of daylight after we arrive. I hope there are dark curtains on the windows because sunrise is at four in the morning!

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