Finally...it is 9pm Saturday night China time (9am Saturday morning for you!) and we are settling in for bed after a very long day. The flight over was a tad bit eventful. We were scheduled to leave Dulles at 12:30, but after sitting on the runway for about an hour, the pilot announced that we would all have to leave the plane due to mechanical difficulties (some technical thing about a tracker that is used when you fly over the North Pole not working...don't ask me!) So, we were all told to go to another terminal and wait...after about an hour of waiting, we boarded another plane. After that it was business as usual. We were really luck because the plane was not full, so we could spread out a bit. Trust me, it helped a lot!
Beijing is interesting. It was 4pm when we arrived and the city was covered in a gray fog...um, actually pollution haze, I guess (gross!). And it is HUGE! One block takes about 15 minutes to walk! We didn't venture too far from the hotel tonight because we were all so tired. But we did have a fab dinner at the hotel. You won't believe it, but it was a French buffet! Yes, that's right. We couldn't resist the lure of chocolate mousse and crepes. And besides, we'll have 2 weeks to experience authentic Chinese cuisine.
So, tomorrow we meet our tour guide at 8 am to go to the Great Wall. It is a dream come true. Can't wait to tell you all about it! And on Monday we were told we will get new pictures of Emmett (Qi Fu). Seriously can't wait!!!
I am so glad that you made it safely! I am so jealous! What a great experience your family is about to have!! Soak up some culture for me! Take lots of pics!
ReplyDeleteyeah! glad you made it....at least it was just one flight..we sat on the tarmac in Chicago and watched our layover in Hong Kong get smaller and smaller! eek! talk about stress! :) Can't wait to follow your journey!
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