It's over

Gala Dinner, complete with VIPs doing Skits on Thursday night, a busy Friday culmitating in a Press conference, then out to Hong Kong Friday at about 6:30 pm.

The rest of the delegation and TDY people from around the region have now all left as well. As of 10:30 am Sunday, it's back to the normal number of Americans at post.

It's 11:36 am, and I think I'm heading home to go back to bed, then waking up to go get a massage, then going back to bed.

On the upside, I now know much more about US Milair flight regulations, ground and flight operations at an airport, and how to get an airport authority to move a Chinese government plane on short notice so our two planes can land and park where they are supposed to.

And I've learned that running around on the tarmac for an hour wearing a suit in 100 degree heat with high humidity is not a good idea, and should only be attempted by those that a) don't care about their suits, and b) have immediate access to a shower.

Katherine had an interesting few (long) days running the embassy (okay, being the exec. assistant to the Ambassador and DCM)