We're Checked In
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Checking in was quick and painless and now we're ready to run the gauntlet of security. I'm really hoping that it's not going to be as bad as it was in Beijing. I've never seen, or even heard of,もっと詳しく
Waiting to Leave
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
We're here at Gate 25 and ready to fly off on Sichuan Airlines to Beijing. Getting through security was a breeze and, unlike Beijing, we only had to pass through one check point. We allowed extra timeもっと詳しく
Still Waiting
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
I think that having to wait for a flight at the airport gates is probably the worst part of traveling. There's really nothing to do except just sitting down and waiting. I would have liked to maybe doもっと詳しく
On the Bus
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
It's nearly time for us to leave and, once again, everyone is being herded onto a bus. I'm guessing that this means our plane is not here and we're going to have to climb up those steep steps to boardもっと詳しく
Ready to Board
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Once again, we have to walk but a flight of stairs to get on the plane. I'm very surprised that flights here don't use the jetway. It's so much easier when you have luggage. What about elderly peopleもっと詳しく
Leaving Chengdu
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
We're finally in our seats and ready to go. Sichuan Airlines seems very nice! The planes are very clean, modern and seem to be well maintained. Their seats are very comfortable, too. So far, I likeもっと詳しく
Up in the Air
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
All of this traveling is tiring but it's also very exciting and a lot of fun. I think that we'll be traveling more miles on this trip then we've ever done before. We're certainly racking up theもっと詳しく
Lunch is Served
2018年9月26日, 中国
We've been flying for a while and we're perhaps about half way to Beijing. Lunch is being served and we've given a choice of either a noodle dish or a rice dish. I didn't want either but I picked theもっと詳しく
Feeling Hungry
2018年9月26日, 中国
Between the rice and the noodle dishes Kathy was able to get a lunch that satisfied her appetite. It wasn't the greatest food but it was better than any of the airline food that we've had so far. Iもっと詳しく
We're in Beijing!
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We landed in Beijing right on time and we just got off the plane. We've been here before but almost all we did was go through customs and far too many security check points. We didn't even see much ofもっと詳しく
Leaving the Airport
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We had no problems getting our luggage and, thankfully, we didn't need to go past any security check points or pass through immigration. We must have landed at the far end of the airport because Iもっと詳しく
Taken?
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We met the person who we thought was our guide but all he did was lead us to a car waiting for us outside. Once we were in the car, he waved to us, went back into the airport and the car took off. Theもっと詳しく
The Wanda Realm Hotel
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
It was long drive but we finally made it to the Wanda Realm hotel. The distance was probably about the same as driving from our Kennedy Airport into Manhattan but all the traffic really made the tripもっと詳しく
The Main Lobby
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Although it looks like an office building from the outside, the inside of the Wanda Realm Hotel is beautiful! I was impressed by our hotel in Chengdu but this place looks even nicer! I'm sure thatもっと詳しく
Our Room
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Our room looks fantastic! I'm sure that we're going to love staying here! The tour group we booked with must be doing a great job because we had no trouble at all checking in. Tonight is free time forもっと詳しく
McDonald's for Dinner
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
A McDonald's right next to the hotel gave us an opportunity for a quick, but late dinner. Their menu is a bit different and it took us a while to figure out what we wanted because nothing was inもっと詳しく
Wanda Plaza
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
The McDonald's was inside this shopping mall named Wanda Plaza. It looked much bigger inside than it did from the outside. There was lots of different stores here but nothing that really interested usもっと詳しく
Which One Will You Get?
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ 🌙 54 °F
This was probably the most interesting thing that I saw, aside from the restaurants, in this whole mall. These are collectible dolls that are sold blind boxed. That means that when you buy one youもっと詳しく
Where is Everyone?
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ 🌙 54 °F
We recently finished up having dinner at McDonald's and then wandering around in Wanda Plaza, right across the street from our hotel. We just came out and found the streets empty. I'm very surprisedもっと詳しく
The Only Place Still Open
2018年9月26日, 中国 ⋅ 🌙 54 °F
We found one place still open, over by the side entrance of Wanda Plaza. It was a smaller version of WoWo, the 7-11 type of store that we saw in Chengdu. Although the name always changes, this sort ofもっと詳しく
I Can't Sleep
2018年9月27日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
I guess that I'm still not used to the time difference here in China because I just woke up and I'm feeling like I've already slept the whole night. This is our view from the Wanda Plaza Hotel. It'sもっと詳しく
Good Morning!
2018年9月27日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
I was able to sleep a few more hours so I'm feeling very refreshed and full of energy. This is our view outside in the daytime. I think that it looks a bit more interesting at night. Let's get cleanedもっと詳しく
Time for Breakfast
2018年9月27日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
The breakfast buffet at the Wanda Realm seems better than what we had in Chengdu. Although I stuck mostly with buttered toast, there were a few other things that I could eat. The milk for cereal wasもっと詳しく
Lets See Beijing!
2018年9月27日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
As it turned out, quite a few of the people we saw at the breakfast buffet are on the tour with us. Other than saying good morning, there is not much talking in our group yet. I guess that will changeもっと詳しく
At Tiananmen Square
2018年9月27日, 中国 ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Our first stop was Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. They are right next to each other but we were warned that it was going to be a lot of walking to walk through everything. We just got hereもっと詳しく





























