We're Here!

This is the view from our hotel window. We are on the 9th floor. The first picture shows a building that has a many storied shopping center - really cool because we didn't even have to brave crossing the street to go get water. We also found a Starbucks on the first floor! Talk about all the comforts of home - we even have a western toilet in our room!!!!
Well, yesterday was one long day! We got on the airplane in Spokane at 4:30 pm Wednesday and we just got off here in Beijing at 5:30 am Friday - guess its only 2:30 pm Thursday at home but Friday sounds better!!! The flights were pretty uneventful. Nobody got too whiny - not even Marjie!!! We have just spent the last 2 hours trying to make arrangements to visit Shepherd's field. We finally found a driver that will take us this afternoon - so that should be fun! We will try and get lots of pictures. We drove right by the Hard Rock Cafe here in Beijing - it is in the bottom of the Amway building - how funny is that! Maybe we will go and get Rod a new t-shirt.
Well, better go and find some breakfast. They fed us twice on our long flight - the first time was fried rice and the second time was some strips of pork and rice and some chicken salad. A very odd combination. Bailey wasn't impressed. At least we didn't get any dried fish in a little bag that looks like peanuts. We can probably look forward to that on one of our in country flights!