Day 2: Tue 25 Sep - Beijing
We arrived, on time, at Beijing’s new international terminal, and unfortunately were not allocated an aerobridge. So, we were herded onto a bus which took us to the terminal where we proceeded through immigration, collected our luggage and cleared Customs. This whole process took about an hour but involved quite a bit of walking from where the bus dropped us off and Immigration control, and then more distance between Immigration and luggage and Customs. Even though the distances were longer than both Jane and I was accustomed to, the signage was excellent and at no stage did we feel as though we might get lost. We proceeded through Customs and were met by Zheng-yu who seemed very excited to see us. He was in his uniform, and we felt very special to be met by him. There was another long walk to where the vehicle (a VIP military vehicle) was parked, complete with driver. The vehicle was a very new one with leather seats and great air-conditioning (eve...