Arrival

May 20th (Th): Depart Boston (__be at Logan by 5:30 AM__) Continental CO9 dep. Boston 7:30 AM (arrives Newark @ 8:50) Continental CO89 dep. Newark 12:10 PM (arrives Beijing (next day) @ 1:50 PM

May 21th (F): Arrive Beijing, China late afternoon. Tel: 86 10 84031188 101 Jiao Dao Kou Dong Da Jie Street, East district, Beijing. 100007**
 * Beijing Oriental Culture Hotel.

We've made it! After a very long time on planes, a lengthy enough wait for luggage, and a late afternoon drive into Beijing from the airport, we have a few minutes in the Beijing Oriental Culture Hotel before we meet for dinner. Everything has gone very smoothly so far. A few naps, a lot of TV and movies and reading on the plane. Everyone is eager to get out and walk after too much sitting. We have met our tour guide for the Beijing / Xi'an portion of the trip, a very nice young woman named Reagan.

And we all received stuffed pandas as a welcome gift! I've added a few pictures from our day: the boys gathered in the airport in Boston; our guide Reagan; our first venture with chopsticks; a look at our hotel ; and an evening scene from the surrounding neighborhood. We are all pretty tired and looking forward to tomorrow's adventures.