Sunday, June 24/26, 2007

The flight from DIA to LA was fine. When China Bridge delegates from around the U.S. met in the boarding line for China Eastern Airline, it was a great time to become acquainted. Initially, the layover in LA was scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Due to mechanical problems, the flight didn’t leave until 5:30 p.m. When the flight was reinstated, the plane was re-routed to Shanghai.

My trip from DIA began at 7:00 a.m. Sunday morning, June 24, 2007. When the plane landed in Beijing, the date was 6-26-07, and the time was 3:30 a.m. China Bridge events began at 7:50 a.m. It’s a good thing that I slept on the flight!!


The Great Hall of the People serves as first China Bridge meeting site.



The three Colorado delegates meet in Shanghai, an unscheduled layover on the way to Beijing: Raphael Mucino, Foreign Languages Chair, Fountain Valley School, Colorado Springs; Debra Salih, Vice Principal, Board of Trustees, Global Village Academy, Aurora; and Betsy


Hanban serves delectable cuisine to 1,000 guests and dignataries.


Madame Xu Lin, Hanban's Deputy General, greets delegates.