tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393923229231130987.post5710932219156344589..comments2024-02-04T09:54:24.840+04:00Comments on Finding Abu Dhabi: Beijing!Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11552315208920251660noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393923229231130987.post-38861091536824542612009-12-22T19:19:56.027+04:002009-12-22T19:19:56.027+04:00Hi Aunt Shannon & Uncle Sam,
I loved the pictu...Hi Aunt Shannon & Uncle Sam,<br />I loved the pictures. Brodie and I read a book about the Forbidden City. <br /><br />Love you,<br />Jolieingy1024https://www.blogger.com/profile/11439215348226714557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393923229231130987.post-88609497578215717752009-12-22T18:21:02.151+04:002009-12-22T18:21:02.151+04:00I'm delighted to finally discover your posting...I'm delighted to finally discover your posting about your amazing trip to Beijing. Wonderful photos. What an adventure you have to remember. I look forward to talking with you more about it in detail to learn what your impressions are from all you saw and experienced in a communist country. <br /><br />Now for the rest of the intriguing topics to come: Christmas caroling in the desert; going postal and the storm of the century. Can hardly wait!<br /><br />Miss you guys. Love, your blog fan, MomRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05800075475777969145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393923229231130987.post-30578141897379747172009-12-21T20:21:48.676+04:002009-12-21T20:21:48.676+04:00I'm sorry, that should have been Macao, not Go...I'm sorry, that should have been Macao, not Goa, that Francis Xavier was working from.Alexander J. Weinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393923229231130987.post-44426908489895970062009-12-21T20:19:53.949+04:002009-12-21T20:19:53.949+04:00Pretty cool. However, Ricci may only have been th...Pretty cool. However, Ricci may only have been the first Catholic missionary to China; it's arguable, since St. Francis Xavier had started work in Goa. And the Nestorians had many converts in the western part of China. You may have heard that Kublai Khan asked for a lot of missionaries to his realm to accompany the Polos; they only got two and they wimped out before they even got close.Alexander J. Weinoreply@blogger.com