So we thought that the plan was to fly from Hangzhou to Chengdu, hug some pandas, see some temples, eat some spicy food, and then go to Tibet the next day. Instead, the airport in Chengdu had an unexplained power outage, which meant our flight could not take off. Here's the rundown: 8:30 am - leave hotel in Hangzhou for the airport 10 am - board the plane in Hanghzou 11:15am - de-board the plane in Hangzhou 12 pm - eat instant noodles and airline-provided chicken feet and rice lunch in the airport 2 pm - board airline bus bound for a nearby hotel where they say we can "relax" 3 pm - "relax" 4 pm - board airline bus to return to the airport 6 pm - re-board airplane to Chengdu 7 pm - wait
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