in the auckland koru lounge. we had the speediest flight on record (i imagine) and arrived an hour and ten minutes early. so early and so efficiently dealt with that we got to the domestic terminal slightly before it opened - we tried slow walking but that meant we got caught in a fairly serious downpour and had to take evasive action as we walked between the terminals.
so, we waited for the travelling bag thing to start - also changed to an earlier flight to wtn - waited for the security gates to open (got to witness the milk for the coffee bar go through the xray!!) and walked straight into the koru lounge which was just open - thank goodness.
celebrated with two short blacks followed quickly by a latte (me) and flat white (G) - yum! don't do coffee in china - that's all i'll say and they do have some excellent tea
our experience of beijing, overall, left us eager for the trip home. however, it was worth it for the great wall which was fully amazing and wonderful. i couldn't help feeling that beijing has been broken and despite all the efforts they make, it has somehow lost its heart along the way - still, what would i know?
see you all at work tomorrow and variously at other places in the next few days... s and g
By the look of the photo, you forgot to tell the stewards that the middle seat wasn't occupied and ate all their pies too. I am disappojted you didn't make geoff wear a mask to prevent the spread of swine flu or SARS or whatever he has got. xx
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