Let's just say we're all really glad we don't have to do that again for 3 weeks. The flight to Beijing was 13.5 hours, and what a long 13.5 hours it was. Honestly, I was just happy no one got sick, passed out, or shoved me to get to the lavatory. Eventually, as I kept hoping it would, the flight finally landed. Then, though, was the 4 hour layover, and only then did we fly an unexpectedly long 2.5 hours to Chengdu city in Sichuan province. The food on both planes was awful, but we had a decent experience with Chinese fast food once we landed in Beijing for our layover. As it turns out, Flavor Tang is not a bad choice when dining at the airport, but the KFC next door will run you a
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