We finally got our itinerary today! We now know we will get little miss Hannah on March 22nd. That will be the official "GOTCHA DAY"! I can't believe we'll have our daughter in our arms in just 13 days! I also got everything bought tonight for our trip. Snacks, medicines, contacts, gifts for the guides, the list seems endless...but, I feel like I've got on top of things. Now, just finish packing our suitcases and get our money around and we'll be off!
Here is the itinerary below if you want to keep up with what we are doing each day:
WE LEAVE: March 18 from Fort Wayne airport at 6:00am and arrive in Chicago aiport at 6:10am. We will have a layover until 12:30pm there and then we are off to Beijing! We'll fly all day and all night until we reach Beijing the next day.
March 19, 2009 Arrive in Beijing @ 3:25 p.m. Joy, (Shiyan’s assistant) will meet you at the airport. Stay at Days Hotel & Suites.
March 20, 2009 Visit the Great Wall and Cloisonne Factory.
March 21, 2009 Visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and Acrobatic Show.
March 22, 2009 Flight to Kunming and arrive at 11:25am. Stay at Grand Park Hotel. Receive your child in the afternoon. GOTCHA DAY!!!!!!!
March 23, 2009 Adoption registration and notarization.
March 24, 2009 Free
March 25, 2009 Visit Da Guan Garden.
March 26, 2009 Visit Golden Temple Park.
March 27, 2009 Receive all the documents. Flight to Guangzhou, arrive at 7:19pm; stay at the White Swan Hotel. White Swan Hotel airport pickup.
March 28, 2009 Visa pictures and medical exam for the child.
March 29, 2009 Meeting to prepare the consulate documents. YOU MUST RECONFIRM YOUR CHINA SOUTHERN FLIGHT TO SHANGHAI. THE CONCEIRGE WILL ASSIST YOU.
March 30, 2009 Visa appointment.
March 31, 2009 3:00 p.m. Go to the consulate to take the oath and pick up visa.
April 1, 2009 Flight out of Shanghai at 9:30am. Connecting flight to U.S.A.
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5 comments:
Wow - - - that's quite an itinerary.
Your "Gotcha Day" is my sister's birthday!!!
Oh yah - - - on that long, long, flight - - - be sure you get up and walk up and down the plane isles frequently. That's my medical advice to you.
congrats - we got ours today too. The end of our trip is the same so we'll see you in Guangzhou. I see you are flying out of Shanghai - so are we. We fly direct to Atlanta then on to Grand Rapids. Will we be together?
Enjoy the next few days - see you soon! Blessings, Kristin
We just got it confirmed today that we will be going with your group to get our little girl. I am freaking out a little bit. I am not prepared or packed since I wasn't sure if it was going to work out for us to leave at the same time as you guys. You can follow my link to my blog if you would like. We are looking forward to meeting everyone. We might have to leave the 17th because the flight on 18th is going to be more expensive because of the short notice. Cannot wait to meet you.
Anne Marie
WOOHOO!!!!! This is so exciting! I can't imagine how excited you guys are! I bet you can't sleep at night! haha :)
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