Arrived in China!

What an adventurous flight!  All in San Francisco! 

Flight from San Diego to San Fran was totally uneventful.    Event the layover.  Then came time to load up the 747-400 to Beijing.  We all got on board and settled down.  Just  bit late when they closed the door.  Then the wait.  No one really noticed, but soon an announcement stating "we are having a mechanical discrepancy with one of the engines."  OK, what the hell is a "mechanical discrepancy?"  We were scheduled to depart 1:08pm and they said a decision would be made by 2pm. 

Next announcement:  "We will de-plane and get another one!"  Yup, we all had to get off and head for another gate, wait for a new 747, load up, and split.  All the people were all cooperative and the 3 hour delay was not too bad.  All I can say is at least they found an issue BEFORE we even moved.  The flight itself was LONG as you can imagine.

We arrived all tired and a bit after 8pm Beijing time.  The immigration line was long.  We met our guide and piled on the bus to the hotel.  Traffic?  San Diego you have NOTHING to complain about.  Sunday night 9pm and it was stop and go!  Crazy. 

Well, we are up.  We are getting ready for our day.  Today we visit the Imperial Summer Garden and some other things.  This trip is going to be very touristy, so be prepared for all the touristy posting. The Great Wall is tomorrow!

Oh, if you are reading this post, I am through the GFW.