China - Austin / Beijing - 3/4/2005 - 3/5/2005

The Adventure begins!
After a long flight we have finally arrived in Beijing.
Getting to fly in Japan Air Lines, I realized how bad the service had gotten aboard U.S. carriers, between the service, the food, and the amenities I wish I would get to fly as comfortably more often, instead of being on those cramped carriers with flight attendants who should have retired twenty years earlier.
Driving into Beijing I was surprised at how much it reminded me of driving into other large South American capitals. The way the roads were laid out, the buildings and the streets it all seemed very familiar.
Well, after the long flight it was time to pass out in bed and get ready for the rest of the trip!