Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Itinerary for our China Trip

Hi everyone,
We now have our itinerary for China!  I can't believe it, but we leave in 12 days!

Please pray for us during our trip.  Especially pray for the girls on their "Gotcha" days, as it will be quite a transition for these girls since they are so much older. 

8/11- Leave the house at 6 am for our flight to Beijing.  Will be changing planes in Detroit. 


8/12       Arrive in Beijing on flight and check into hotel.

 

8/13     Tour Beijing.

 

8/14     Travel from Beijing by train to Jinan City in Shandong Province.  Will be meeting Avery in the early evening!
 
 
8/15     Complete adoption paperwork and tour Jinan.

 

8/16     Complete adoption paperwork and tour Jinan.

 

8/17     Fly from Jinan to Kunming City in Yunnan Province
  

8/18     Rest day

 
8/19     Meet and take custody of Alexa at the Civil Affairs Office

 

8/20     Complete adoption paperwork and tour Kunming.

 

8/21     Complete adoption paperwork and tour Kunming.

 

8/22     Sightseeing around Kunming. 

 

8/23     Fly from Kunming to Guangzhou City in Guangdong Province.  (This is where the American Consulate is located and where we finalize the US side of the adoptions)

 

8/24     Visa medical examination and TB tests for the girls

               

8/25     Sightseeing around Guangzhou

 

8/26     Pick up medical reports and prepare paperwork for the visa interview

 

8/27     Visa interview at the US Consulate at 8:30 am

 

8/28     Pick up Avery and Alexandra’s visas, take the train to Hong Kong.

  

8/29     Sightseeing around Hong Kong

 

8/30     Depart for the USA and HOME!! :-)