We made it to Beijing today ! Kyle hung in there. After a 2 hour plane ride to San Francisco and an 11 hour plane ride to Beijing we finally arrived. Because of all of the Olympics construction at the Beijing airport they had our 747 park on the runway and they bused us back to the terminal - It was fun walking out of a 747 on some stairs and then onto the Tarmac (almost 400 people onboard the plane had to do this. We only had a second to take this shot so that's why Kyle looks a little out of sorts in this shot. We then had about an hour ride to get to our hotel in Beijing - All told we did not arrive at our hotel room until 5:00 pm Beijing time on Friday November 9th. On the way we got a thorough mini-tour of the city and Kyle was very excited to see the Wall that originally protected Beijing during the Ming dynasty 500 years ago. Now they have made it part of a park that goes around the city. Tonight we got a call from our guide for tomorrow and we are getting some rest tonight so we can tour the Great Wall and Forbidden City with her in the next few days.
5 comments:
I've been thinking about you guys all day and was so excited to see your post! Glad the marathon air travel went well and you're actually there -- amazing to see Pam and Kyle under that beautiful China sky! Have a wonderful time sightseeing ... I'll look forward to more posts and will be sending all my best thoughts on Monday. xo from Anna
Glad you made it safe and sound! We can't wait to see some photos of your excursions!
Whew...I kept waking up figuring out what time you were in.
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=33
I can't tell you how happy I am to see you smiling, Pam.
Hugs and Kisses to all of you..
p.s.
I slept with Padfoot and Lightening.
Hooray! Looks and sounds like all is well for our travelers. Also, hooray for modern communications! Isn't this great stuff? All of you have a great time there and keep those blogs and pictures coming in.
Wow...you're actualy in China! We Steiner's are all thinking about you! Hope you have a great time seeing all the sights...And just a couple days before you get to finally meet Linnea! I'm so happy for you guys. I look forward to keeping up with your blog.
Love, Natalie
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