{"id":2846,"date":"2012-06-21T15:50:29","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T23:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=2846"},"modified":"2012-06-21T16:45:32","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T00:45:32","slug":"china-trip-june-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=2846","title":{"rendered":"China Trip, June 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

I took a Delta flight from Seattle to Beijing direct on a timeworn Boeing 767; Delta has been using this same airplane for the Seattle to Beijing and back since they opened this direct flight up a couple of years ago. I officially complained the first time I took this flight and out-of-date plane to Beijing; I was surprised they would use a plane with small overhead bins and no personal video at your seat for an 11 hour flight. Since my first complaint I have been on this same plane now approximately 8 times, I am a sucker for punishment! Equipped with my new iPad3, it took some of the suffering away. <\/p>\n

This trip I was lucky enough to be upgraded to first class…over booking on Delta\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s part. Of course they stated the upgrade was for my loyal business with Delta, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care how they spun the story I was pleased.<\/p>\n

The smog index wasn’t nearly as bad as the last two trips to Beijing, but the heat was 30 degrees higher than Seattle’s current temperature; Beijing hit a high of 99F\/37C. I got up early the next day and did 1 hour work-out trying to knock off that jetlag. Nice brunch and back to the airport for a departure to Shanghai. I landed in a downpour and it continued to rain for the next 24 hours….torrential down-pours at time. After checking in at the hotel and a cool shower I headed down to the famous Bund Street to meet up with a few friends and have dinner at the famous Jean Georges www.threeonthebund.com\/dining.php<\/a>. After dining, we strolled along Bund Street to take in the beautiful skyline across the river.<\/p>\n

This was a short trip for me and I was back home in 5 days.
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Bund Street<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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