The Saturday after my Washington DC trip was departure for Tokyo. I arrived on time on Sunday afternoon and joined coworkers from Japan and the US for dinner. The conference was held on Monday, we had a good turnout--as expected. The conference ended with beer and a buffet for the attendees allowing networking and socialization.
Tuesday was travel to Taiwan day. Nothing special in transit but the hotel was great. It was a six month old Novatel at the Taipei airport. A stunning facility for an airport hotell. The best 'gimmick' was the glass wall separating the shower from the bed area. It was glass and could be changed from clear to opaque by the flip of a switch!
The conference on Wednesday was very good with lots of energy and neat technology. Well prepared and managed!
Thursday found me taking two flights to get to Xi'An from Taipei--I had to transit in Shanghai. My coworker discovered his visa had expired an was denied boarding! I made it just fine.
Friday's conference was very energetic with a nice mix of executive talks, local engineers presenting and network and socialization time. We finished the day attending a wonderful performance at a Chinese dinner theater.
Xi'An is the home of the Terra cotta warriors so on Satuday I went to visit that site. I'll post pictures later.
On Sunday it was two flights again, Xi'An to Shanghai to Singapore. The reservation was at the Ritz Carlton but I really did not have time to enjoy it. I arrived at 11pm, left for the Monday conference at 8am, got back after a long day at 10 pm and had to leave for the airport at 4am!
The conference was held in the new Applied building, a marvelous facility. The employees are fired up and the conference showed it.
My 4am Tuesday departure from the Ritz got me on the 6:30 am flight to Hong Kong where I caught the flight to San Francisco. Because of the magic of the dateline and a strong tailwind, I arrived in San Francisco before 8am on the same day I arrived--Tuesday.
That is the snapshot, more later!
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