It was very hard to leave Ceili. She got clingy at the airport, which she almost never does with me, and I think she knew I was leaving. I miss her already.
We finally lucked out and Air Canada has upgraded their dodgy old 767 to the new lay-flat style beds. Very nice. I got about 4-6 hours of sleep on the flight and was actually very comfortable. Much nicer than the old seats. The shot of Gord is a bit fuzzy, but I did not want to use the flash on the airplane.
Once we arrived in Beijing, it was off for the compulsory meal at the Paulaner Brauhaus. Ian ordered his usual Swinehaxen and bratwurst plate. About 1 lb of fat and 2 lbs of meat in that meal. 
We met the next morning for breakfast. The weather was very nice so we sat outside. Gord and Ewald are fuelling up for the next week of meetings.
Things change so fast in China. The Luoyang airport is being renovated. The baggage handling area is being re-done. They've painted the walls, installed new ceiling tiles, and actually have the lights turned on. It was very hot and the car that was sent to pick us up would not start, so we had to wait 30 minutes at the airport for a second vehicle to pick us up.
That's all for now. Tonight we will go for dinner and hit the sack early. There's about 3-4 hours of work for us to do on the drawings tonight so that we are prepared for the meetings. Kind of a pain travelling all weekend.
I don't know why Blogger insists on using the Chinese language version, but whenever I'm in China it won't let me use the English version. Probably something to do with sensorchip. Hopefully I hit the "post" button instead of the delete button - all the buttons are in Chinese, so I'm doing this blog entry by remembering where I think all the buttons are located in the English version.
Cheers,
Steven
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