Uncle Markie out and about.
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The airport in Shanghai is nice and modern, with lovely touches – i.e. an ATM machine even before you get to customs and immigration. The Avarian Bird Flu Desk (one of three forms you fill out) wasn’t a delay, the delay was at Immigration (fifteen-twenty minutes), and at baggage (another fifteen-twenty minutes). Customs was a […]
The adventure begins with a nice lunch at the Yankee Pier after doing a little book shopping. Got a book on the wine industry in California as reading material – will probably pass it on the Jimmie when I’m done with it…saw one on Tiki Culture in the US, but thought I’d get that one […]
Caught the first bus to the airport. 6:57am at the corner of the 2nd Street Extension and Jackson, a mere two and a half blocks from my city apartment. Only a couple of people in line in front of me to check in. Guess that’s an advantage of being a United Premier flyer. Didn’t get […]