I guess I have been here too long if I think about “going home” as my little apartment in Xiasha, We left Shangri-La today for a plane ride to Kunming then to Shanghai. There was a slight traffic jam with the livestock but we got to the airport fairly early. While checking in the ticket agent asked whether I wanted a window or aisle. I pondered -1 hour plane ride –“window”. When on the plane, I turned to look out the window but all I saw was wall. She had placed me in one of the only two seats on the whole plane that did not have a window. On purpose or by accident?
In Kunming we had a 6 hour layover which was not pleasant, because the airport did not offer very much in the way of comfortable seats or a variety of food. Part of the time was spent worrying and figuring out our tickets because my travel agent had given me the wrong flight numbers. Luckily we ran into Cynthia, my friend from Xiasha, AGAIN and she helped us sort it out. All I can figure is that we must have turned enough prayer wheels while we were in Yunnan Province to warrant another chance meeting with Cynthia right when we needed her. We arrived in Shanghai, got to my favorite Shanghai hotel Hyland Sofitel, settled in and walked to the bund.
