Why is it that when you keep looking at the clock and want time to speed up each minute seems like an hour? I swear that sometimes the minutes go backwards...3:40 pm --> 3:39 pm --> etc... My "ride" to JFK got me here super early (read: shuttle service), and I'm just chomping at the bit to board this Boeing 7-turkey-7.
But...i picked up a nice little treat to look forward to once I get settled in the dormitory in Beijing about 16 hours from right now. Nothing like a nip (or two) of single malt scotch to help battle jet-lag, and assure a good night's sleep. (What would the world be without Duty-Free shops?!) Plus - a little luxury during some foreseeable all-nighters will provide some creature comforts of home. :)
Haven't been to Beijing since Oct 2004, so I'm looking forward to seeing how the city has evolved and all the preparations being made for the Olympics next year. (I recall from a trip in Sept 2001 how Beijing was given a pseudo makeover for a visit from the International Olympics Committee - when it was deciding who would host the 2008 games. Grass was spray painted green, and traffic was reduced on the major routes the IOC entourage was escorted through.)
Anyway, it's always great to return to the capital city to see how it expands and changes. Things have DEFINITELY come a long way since I was first there in 1985...when "bread truck" taxis were outnumbered by bicycles, the Friendship Store was the only place to get real Western food and creature comforts, and swarms of bicycles would require "break truck" taxi drivers to skillfully avoid hitting cyclists.
Ah...time to board...next stop: Beijing (soon followed by a stiff drink)
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