So, here we are, in the Wuhan airport. A Japanese guy from the boat showed up after paying 1000 Yuan for a cab ride from Yanching. Not bad for a four hour ride. When our escort to the airport (Dina) was about to leave, I asked her if we could have her contact info in case our flight was delayed/cancelled and we had a repeat of the Beijing incident. She insisted that it would be on time and bolted.
It's 6:15 -- 15 minutes to original departure -- and the flight's been delayed. At least they announced that in English this time. Still, I see a pattern with these Chinese airlines. Looking at the board, 2 flights are boarding, 4 have been delayed and 2 have been cancelled. As of now, our delay is only 15 minutes, but I'll wager we'll be here a lot longer than that...
Amazingly, the delay wasn't too long. Arrived in Shanghai... my goodness, the town is bright! Neon everywhere. The sky shines brighter at night here than it does in Vegas. Of course, here it's all advertisements and billboards. I wandered out by the water for a while taking pictures tonight. We're staying at the Peace Hotel. Very old, very nice, great location. 15 foot high ceilings in our room... crazy.
Tomorrow, we're supposed to take an all-day tour of the city. Fuuuuuuck. I'd better not miss out on more photo ops because of this...
Shaghai at night. So pretty. |
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