January 26, 2014

San Francisco - Beijing China

We got to the airport in San Francisco with less than an hour to get to our next gate.  We were starving.  No food on the plane and we last ate at 6:00 am Virginia time (was then 3:00 pm Virginia time).  We had to take a shuttle, run run run to make it to our gate as they were boarding the plane.  There were so many people I sent the kids to get us some food.

I have fallen in love!  There was the CUTEST baby ever sitting one seat up in the row beside us.  His whole body lights up when he smiles and then he gets shy.  I think Ivey has fallen in love as well! My best friend better beware I have eyes for another ;)

Arrive in Beijing

Ivey & Timothy are a little freaked.  Ivey is NOT the minority...Timothy & I are!  We get stared at & people smile sweetly. Everyone talked to Ivey in Chinese.  Poor thing doesn't understand a word of it.  I bet they are going "retard Chinese Girl don't understand nothing"!  The kids asked if I was "freaked" and I said NO.  I am very much at home.

To get to China from San Francisco the plane heads north up the coast to Alaska then over Russia & down into Beijing!  I am so glad my best friend hooked me up with "Long Way Around" about a motorcycle journey from England east and ending up in New York.  Because now I was seeing the places from the show under our plane.  I looked out the window and saw all white.  I asked is that clouds?  No I was told, that is Siberia, Russia!  Oh if only my best friend could experience this with me :)