In Beijing!

We're here. Our flight went very well... we actually got in about an hour ahead of schedule because we got a good tail wind... or head wind... I have no idea. Regardless, it was a good wind, and we got here just after 3pm Beijing time (2:00 AM Buffalo time). I'm doing pretty well, as I slept for over half the flight, but Mary had more trouble sleeping, and she's dragging a little right now.

The hotel is gorgeous. We're on the 12th floor.

Our guide suggested that we force ourselves to stay awake for a few hours and try not to crash until a 'normal' bed time so that we acclimate to the time change more quickly. We're going to walk around Beijing for a bit and see if we can get a new digital camera on the cheap... of course, all the directions for it will be in Chinese, but it will just be part of the adventure.

Mary snapped a whole bunch of pictures with our old camera on the ride into the city from the airport, and many of them turned out well... here are a few!

Mike and Mary