Vina also took a few videos that are a nice change to view instead of pictures.
Like I said, the trip was excellent, but for me, the return flight was not so enjoyable. About halfway through my flight from Beijing to Tokyo I starting feeling quite ill. After a trip to the lavatory and filling a few sickness bags, I started to realize something might be wrong. In Tokyo, I made it to my connecting flight to Minneapolis after a few runs into the airport bathroom. I kept up my frequent trips to the lavatory for the full 10 hours of the flight. After arriving home, I went immediately to the emergency room where they treated me for dehydration and "traveler's diarrhea". I went home that night attempting to drink water and get some rest. Unfortunately I was unable to drink enough water to keep up with my sickness, and I went back to the emergency room the next day. This time I remained in the hospital for a couple of nights until I was finally able drink enough water and eat a little food. A week or so later I am finally feeling like my normal self. After the diagnosis of salmonella poisoning, I have narrowed down the culprit to a breakfast pastry containing egg and meat. Now I am trying to remember the trip for all the fun it was and not the hospitalizing sickness that followed.]]>
