China Itineray

Here are our plans for China. We leave in just 5 days!!!






Wednesday, November 16th:
United Flight 8:09 AM to San Francisco-short layover and land in Beijing, China 4:45 PM on November 17th




Thursday, November 17th:
check into Holiday Inn Temple of Heaven hotel in Bejing


Friday, November 18th:
Tour with a couple of other families we met on internet, going to The Great Wall- plans to ride a chair lift up the mountain and ride a toboggan down! (Yippee!) Peking Duck lunch and shopping in the afternoon with our tour guide, Angela.


Saturday, November 19th: Try to tour a little on our own- Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace and Tiananmen Square. We plan to take the subway, as we here it is easy to navigate, although very crowded. We think Jay's height will benefit us in this department.


Sunday, November 20th: A little more shopping if possible on our own and in the evening take a flight to Wuhan, Asher's province.
Wuhan hotel is called White Rose.


Monday, November 21st: Gotcha Day for Asher! I can't wait for this day. plan to shop for some of his needs- formula, shoes, bottles, diapers, etc. whatever we don't have that he needs once we meet him.


Tuesday, November 22nd: Apply for adoption registration/Notary. Then free, probably will rest, I imagine.


Wednesday, November 23rd: Apply for Chinese Passport and tour the city of Wuhan.


Thursday, November 24th: Jay and Lenea fly back to Beijing and home- to arrive about 10 PM our time at home. I will do some shopping if possible and rest some more. Happy Thanksgiving.


Friday, November 25th: Pick up Asher's passport and in the later day fly to Guangzhou, to stay at Victory Hotel.


Saturday, November 26th: Medical Exam/photo shop around Shamian Island- lunch at a park with other adoptive families I met on the internet.


Sunday, November 27th: Free day, hoping for shopping- may check out the church on the island.


Monday, November 28th: 8:30 AM Consulate Appointment (this was the big day we had to wait for to plan our travel around once we got TA).


Tuesday, November 29th: Get Visa for Asher to come to US!! 
Meet friend at her hotel as I will be taking the train along with them and staying in Hong Kong at same hotel with them. We take the train that afternoon, (hopefully not evening), then taxi to  the Empire Hotel Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

Wednesday, November 30th: Take taxi to airport and leave on United at 12:30 PM, headed back to San Francisco, 3 hour layover then head home!!!


Prayers are so appreciated. That Asher's heart will be opened to our love and we would not get sick while traveling. That we will be safe as well. And for our children who are staying home.
This will likely be my last post until we get home. Makenna might be able to put up some photos for me from home, not sure how those internet details will work out.