Saturday, February 16, 2008: 8:00 am e.s.t.
We are starting to descend into Beijing. I fell in and out of sleep as I tried to watch the movie, "The Assassination of Jessie James". We each had a TV in the back of the seat in front of us, and they had a fair selection of movies. I imagine all I will do in Beijing is sleep; I just hope the "customs mob" is milder than everyone says. It is almost 9:00 pm here.
12:00 pm e.s.t.
I am sitting here enjoying breakfast as the hotel. I would say that it is comparable to the Biltmore--though the building is a little older. I had an assortment of bacon, hash browns, Chinese noodles (lo-mien), a Japanese fish and carrot soup, some sushi (California rolls) and some assorted fruit. I'll have to admit that I have had better sushi at home--the nori seemed to be dried out, as did the rice.
Melissa, I hope you and the boys had fun bowling--I wish I had been there. Mark had to meet someone else for breakfast, since our stay in Beijing is so short, his time is divided. I am supposed to meet him in the lobby at 12:30 pm our time so we can go to the airport to catch our 2:15 flight to Ningbo. The people here seem always ready to serve you--of course they are paid to do that in a 5 star hotel.
11:15 pm e.s.t.
I am sitting in the lobby of the Kunlun Hotel, sipping some jasmine tea and waiting on Mark. We will leave soon. It's amazing how far $130 goes at a Chinese hotel.
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