Taiyuan, again

Taiyuan, my fav city of only one million curious, friendly people. It is pronounced "tye yoo an", while only briefly pronouncing the middle syllable.

The airport is still the same. Same fading and peeling painted walls, same open doored restrooms and smells, and same spitoons near every corner. I think spitting is a national sport here.

We arrived very late; around 9:30pm since our 6pm flight didn't leave on time. No one knew why the delay. Fell into a nice firm bed at midnight. Oh, I haven't mentioned the China beds. Funny; on this trip I didn't notice that the China beds are still firmer than granite until tonight. Does this mean that I've acheived a special China travel level? Will I receive a certificate? If you've never slept on a China mattress, it's hard to convince you of it's firmness. Gerald, my dh, didn't really believe me until his experience in 2006. While I packed for this trip, Gerald offered that I should take an air mattress. That is proof that he remembers how rock hard are the China beds. I took a close look at my top mattress. It looks like a second box spring of coils with a 1" pad on top.

Well, must get sleep now that I've exhausted the China mattress issue.
Tomorrow begins the "Harmonious Period" of our adoption.