During the briefing at the Department of Trade Industry, the delegates have already been assigned our respective buses. My assistant reminded me that I was assigned to Bus #10.
We landed in Beijing at 12 noon.
It took the bus almost an hour to leave the airport because it waited for passengers who boarded other buses.
From one traffic (Manila) to another (Beijing). From one polluted city (Manila) to another (Beijing).
This is not fog, it’s smog.
This is the street where our hotel is.
The buildings in Beijing are generally older than the ones in Shanghai where the skyscrapers are futuristic in design.
This is where I am billeted, Grand Hotel.
I think our bus was the last to arrive. Most of the businessmen were almost done eating when we arrived at 2:30 pm.
It was buffet lunch. My colleague commented that the food was not Chinese.
I was not in the mood to eat clams and mussels.
I didn’t know what to get. Bahala na kahit ano na lang, hindi terno-terno. Basta laman tyan.
First time I’ve seen sprite and coke in beverage dispensers. I had sprite.
With Michael Rex de la Cruz and Dick Penson.
