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Trip to China
Itinerary
| December 4-5
| December 6
| December 7
| December 8-10
| December 11
| December 12
| December 13
| December 14
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| December 17
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| December 21
Monday-Tuesday,
December 4-5, 2006
Our journey began by us waking up at 3:00 am to pack the van in
preparation for the trip for our flight to Beijing. Mike
graciously agreed to drive us in, and we made it to the airport
with plenty of time to spare. Thank you Uncle Mike!!!!
Because we are spending two days in Beijing prior to meeting
with our travel group, our travel arrangement were made very
quickly and we knew that our seats to San Francisco and then to
Beijing were separated throughout the plane. Thankfully, a very
helpful United agent spent considerable time reassigning most of
seats together.
We made it through security quickly and before we knew it we
were at the gate waiting for the plane. A great chance to relax
and get our Starbucks fix. Our flight to San Francisco went off
without a hitch. We then had to quickly connect to the
international flight to Beijing, which meant a more lengthy
security process. We made to the gate without incident, where
they were already in the process of loading. We settled in for
the twelve hour flight, got out the laptop, iPods, and snacks.
Tucker and Jonah got seats together with Tammy and I behind and
Phil in the same row but on the opposite side.
The flight was smooth and we were well taken care of. We were
served a good lunch and dinner with multiple snacks and drinks
in between. 12 hours, 5 movies, and 4 Pepsi’s later, we arrived
in Beijing.
We quickly made it through baggage and customs, and met Tom our
agency guide at the airport Starbucks. No time for coffee
though. We had to quickly hit the road and wade through the
evening commute and drive the 15 miles from the airport to the
hotel.
It was an interesting drive to the hotel. We quickly found out
that the horn is the universal tool on the road. Even the
bicycles have horns and bells that are constantly being used.
After arriving at the hotel, we went to Pizza Hut that was
actually attached to the hotel. The pizza was some of the best
we’ve ever had and there were two or three servers that helped
us constantly. |
Waiting for the plane at Seattle-Tacoma International (Tucker is
our official photograher)
We’re finally in Beijing heading to Jinglun Hotel
Andrews family after being up for 24 hours |
After dinner, Phil and Tim hit the
back road markets for some late night shopping. We found some
bottled water, and were able to buy a case, which worked out to
about $.30 each.
Tomorrow we meet with Tom in the morning and spend the day
touring the Forbidden City, Summer Palace and Tian An Men
Square, followed by an Acrobatic Show in the evening.
Thank you so much for all your prayers. We can’t wait until
Sunday when we receive Grace!!! |
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