Sunday, March 19, 2006

3/22-Leave SFO for PEK(Beijing) at 1:45 pm
3/23-Arrive PEK at 5:55pm-Get luggage, get through customs, get to Crowne Plaza Hotel and check in. Eat and get some sleep!!
3/24 & 3/25-Sight see in Beijing (Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutong Tour, Temple of Heaven and an Acrobat Show)
3/26-Leave Beijing for Wuhan, Hubei at 8:10 am. Hubei is Lizzie's province and Wuhan is the capital city. We are staying at the Shangri-La Hotel in Wuhan. Lizzie lives in Huangmei which is about five hours away.
3/27-FAMILY DAY!! Receive Lizzie in the morning at the Registration Office. Lizzie will be delivered by the Orphanage Director and orphanage staff. We will not meet her foster family as it is believed to be too tramatic for all involved for the foster family to give Lizzie to us.
3/28-Adoption registration and notarization at the Registration Office in the morning. Shopping trip to local department store in the afternoon.
3/29-Free time, receive Lizzie's Registration Certificate today
3/30-Optional Half Day Tour; waiting for paperwork and passport to be completed by Chinese government
3/31-Optional Half Day Tour; receive our notary documents and passport for Lizzie today
4/1-Leave Wuhan for Guangzhou at 1:00 pm. Arrive in Guangzhou and check into the White Swan Hotel.
4/2-Free Day!
4/3-Lizzie's Medical Exam and Visa Photo taken.
4/4-US Consulate Appointment
4/5-US Consulate Oath
4/6-Leave Guangzhou for Hong Kong at 8:20 am
4/6-Leave Hong Kong for SFO at 11:45 am
4/6-Arrive SFO at 8:42 am-Get through customs and get to the boys!!! We're home!!!

2 comments:

Mom to brown eyed kids said...

Wow! You guys are going to be on the go. That acrobat show will be something, I am sure. The one I saw had six people on a bike...Seriously! I cannot wait to see all of your pics and read about your trip! YIPPEE!

Donna said...

Wow! It's so exciting to see these dates! I'll be glued to your blog while you're traveling!

:::hugs:::

Donna
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