One More Sleep

When we booked our flight to Bangkok, we got a pretty good deal on the airfare through Air China that came with a 3:45 layover in Beijing. Brenda was a little reluctant to fly with this carrier as their service and past safety record may have been a little sketchy. In the end, both the flight to Beijing (11 hours) and to Bangkok (4:45 hours) went as smoothly as can be expected, although it made for a very long 23 hour travel day when you factor in the time to get to and from the airports, security checks and the layover. Both flights arrived on schedule and we were fed three full meals with free refreshments, including alcohol! Overall the service was good, albeit a little unsmiling and the flights were quite smooth and without incident, which of course, was the most important thing.

We landed in Bangkok a little after midnight and taxied to a nearby hotel where we'll spend the night before we catch our next flight to Chiang Mai tomorrow afternoon.

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