I am posting our itinerary here so that everyone can see where we are going and how we are getting there-this ignores the mundane trip across the US!
08/23 Arrive in Beijing
by DL129 at 11:20pm
Met at the airport and escorted to the Crowne Plaza Wangfujing Hotel by your
guide, George Jiao
08/24 Sightseeing in Beijing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden
City and Hutong Tour
08/25 Sightseeing in Beijing: Great Wall and Temple of
Heaven
08/26 Travel to Jinan by train G33 (9:33am-11:19am) OR Sarah Gao
Your guide, George Jiao
will escort you to the train station and provide you with the train tickets
Your guides, Sarah Gao and/or Missy Sun
will meet you at the airport and escort you to the Crowne Plaza Hotel
Hotel phone number: 011-86-531-860-29999
Meet WX in the afternoon
08/27 Go to civil affairs office to complete adoption
paperwork
08/28 Rest and shop*
08/29 Sightseeing in Jinan*
08/30 Sightseeing in Jinan*
08/31 Pick up child’s passport and go to Guangzhou by MU5259 (12:40pm- 3:10pm )
E-tickets: please use your passports to check in at a China Eastern Airlines desk
Your guide Elsie
Chen will meet you at the airport and escort you to the Garden Hotel
09/01 Child’s visa medical examination, including the TB
test
09/02 Sightseeing in Guangzhou
09/03 Medical exam follow up
Prepare documents for the visa interview with the
guide’s assistance
09/04 Visa interview and oath ceremony at the United
States Consulate
09/05 Pick up child’s U.S. entry visa in the afternoon
Take train to Hong Kong in the evening
Transfer to Regal Airport Hotel on your own from the train station
09/06 Take flight DL156
(departs Hong Kong at 8:20am) for
home