Our itinerary, so far

CHINA TRIP ITINERARY:

Wednesday, February 13 - Thursday, February 28, 2008

We leave from the Baton Rouge Airport at 5:45 am 2/13/08, return to the Baton Rouge Airport at around midnight, 2/28/08.

FLIGHTS:
Wednesday, Feb. 13:
CONFIRMATION CODE: GEMOZU

American Airlines Flight No. 3472 Departs 5:45 am
(Operated by American Eagle)
Arrives Dallas-Ft. Worth 7:10 am

45 minute layover

American Airlines Flight No. 2328 Departs 7:55 am
Arrives Chicago 10:10 am

45 minute layover

American Airlines Flight No. 289 Departs 10:55 am
Arrives Shanghai, Pu Dong Airport Arrives (Shanghai time) Thursday, Feb. 14, 3:25pm

Thursday, February 28:
CONFIRMATION CODE: GEMOZU

American Airlines Flight No. 288 Departs Shanghai 6:00 pm

Arrives Chicago 5:20 pm

1 hour 40 minute layover

Continental Airlines Flight No. 1647 Departs Chicago 7:00 pm
CONFIRMATION CODE: DJJZKW

Arrives Houston 9:43 pm

1 hour 9 minute layover

Continental Airlines Flight No. 3140 Departs Houston 10:52 pm
CONFIRMATION CODE: DJJZKW

Arrives Baton Rouge 11:49 pm

How we get from Beijing back to Shanghai to catch our return flight is as of yet undetermined, but this post will be updated with that information as available.

IN CHINA:

Shanghai, Thursday, February 14 through Tuesday, February 19:

Central Hotel Shanghai
Jiujiang Road, Shanghai 200001
Tel: 86-21-53965000
Fax: 86-21-53965128
E-MAIL: chbc@centralhotelshanghai.com


Tuesday, February 19, we check out of the hotel at noon-ish, take the overnight train (one of the brand new “Z” class trains) to Beijing. Train tickets will be purchased in Shanghai, but the train leaves at about 7:30 pm, arrives Beijing at about 7:15 am. We will have a private sleeper compartment, and there is a dining car. The Z trains really look nice.

Arrive Beijing Wednesday morning, February 20.

Raffles Beijing Hotel
33 East Chang An Avenue
Dongcheng District, Beijing 100004
Tel: 86-10-65263388
Fax: 86-1085004380