Hole in My Heart (all the way to China)

I got my chinese visa yesterday. Also got my ticket. I'm off to Beijing tomorrow, the 7th.

It's a little anti-climactic, considering four full days of consultation with Galaxy Tours, brainstorming nine different possible venues ranging from Kunming/Lijiang, Kullu/Manali, Maldives, Langkawi, Sri Lanka, Karlovy Vary, etc., and hours of phone negotiation ("yes Pagla, I know that the plane stops in Kunming, but we don't need to spend two days there just because the plane stops there", "I have only four vacation days left, so no we can't spend 15 days at an exotic city at 65 dollars a night", "yes, they serve frogs there, but they have McDonalds too, you will not go hungry").

Beijing idea came at the last minute. I'm a bit apprehensive, but I am like that before every trip. My genetic imprint comes with butterflies in my stomach, I guess. And a possible hartal tomorrow isn't helping my nerves either. Even worse, I'll be on a plane back on Sep 11!

Que Sera Sera.