Our Air Canada crew and accommodations couldn't have been better, and it was so nice to have seats that converted to flat beds for sleeping. Around 1 AM Philly time, an announcement came on asking any doctor on the flight to identify themself. No doctors, so I woke up Elaine (an ER nurse and the other kind of doctor) and off she went. She spent the last 3 hours of our flight helping a passenger in the next section of the cabin. She was going to be extra tired when we finally got to our hotel.
After a long cab ride through congested streets, we reached our hotel in the Dongcheng neighborhood eat of the Forbidden City around 6:30. No need to adjust our watches, as all of China is on one time zone, conveniently 12 hours ahead of home. However, our bodies are going to require a major reset. Elaine wisely went to bed; I went walking for a bit to buy water and watch the nightlife after sitting on the plane so long.
Outside the Forbidden City
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