We finally boarded, took off and Jake was finally able to get to sleep around 2:00 am. Poor guy! Erik took this picture and I thought it was just going to be a shot of Jake so I was trying to keep my arm out of it. Maybe Erik thought I was trying to be glamorous, I don't know. Jake slept the first 6 hours and then stayed awake for the next 7.
We landed in Beijing, which is a beautiful airport, and spent another hour and a half going through customs, picking up luggage, checking in again and finding our next gate. According to the airplane food, snack timing and sleep schedule, Jake was ready for dessert. Amazingly, TCBY was open so we sat in a dark airport and had frozen yogurt at 6 am and entertained the many staring Chinese as we awaited the next flight.
We landed in a perpetually foggy town, and Jake asked why the city was on fire. I guess that's what fog looks like to a 4 year old who has never seen fog or dealt with cigarette smoke. We had 3 hours to burn so we sat in a semi-creepy tea house with all our luggage and ordered what we thought would be tea. This is apparently what we ordered.
Here we are getting on the final flight, Jake still doing well at this point. This is one of those shots where you think "Does my hair really look like that from the back?"
We made the rookie mistake of succumbing to exhaustion on the final flight, only an hour long, which led to a very rude awakening upon landing. Local time was 4:30 pm on Saturday, January 10th and I carried a sleeping Jake off of the plane. Mark was a welcome sight and helped load baggage into taxis. Poor Jake was less than thrilled but enjoyed the taxi ride eventually. We checked into the hotel and were treated to a home-style meal at a western cafe of french fries, fresh fruit, grilled cheese sandwiches, milkshakes, pizza and quesadillas!
2 comments:
What do you mean by semi-creepy? Jake was such a trooper!!
Wow! I think you look glamorous in that picture!
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