First off, we're here and in one piece.
From the time we arrived at the airport in Indy to the time we got to our hotel in Beijing, 33 hours had elapsed. I wish I could say it wasn't as bad as it sounds, but I'd be a liar. We were SO ready to get to the hotel and clean up.
Our route was Indy - Denver - LA - Guangzhou - Beijing. The only hitch was an hour delay in Denver but it didn't interfere with our next flight so no harm done. There were more connections than we really wanted and it extended our total travel time but the upgrade in seats was well worth the trade. The flight from LA to Guangzhou was 14 hours so the larger seats made it much more comfortable.
One funny thing about China Southern Airlines is they never seem to pull up to the gates. Each flight we had started at a ground level gate where we boarded a standing room only bus and drove what felt like miles out to the edges of the airport property to board the plane. Upon landing, the process was just reversed.
The Guangzhou and Beijing airports are GINORMOUS!! So it was probably a good thing they bused us around the airport because it would have taken half the day to walk across the terminals.
Customs wasn't too bad and all our luggage made it to our destination so those were more things to be thankful for.
Matt and Jen
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