Well we finally received our travel approval from the China Center of Adoption Affairs today. We will be traveling on Jan 28, and will be returning on Feb 14. How appropriate to bring N home on Valentine's Day! Instead of flying with our group from the adoption agency, we were able to book tickets using our frequent flier miles with AA, which will save us quite a bit of money. So to also save some time, we're going to forgo the 3 days of sightseeing in Beijing at the beginning of the trip and fly directly into Guangzhou. We'll be able to meet up with our group on the 29th for all our scheduled meetings and appointments. This also means we'll only have to stay in one hotel (the White Swan-see link at the right), instead of taking the in-country flights from Beijing to Guangzhou. What a nice answer to prayer to be able to use our miles for this trip! Here is the TA for those of you who need to brush-up on your Chinese.
Here is our schedule in China:
Jan 28 - Fly from JFK
29 - Arrive in Guangzhou
30 - Meet N!
31 - Registration and Notary appt
Feb 1 - Apply for Passport
2 - Sightseeing
3 - Sightseeing
4 - Sightseeing
5 - Sightseeing
6 - Visit Lianjiang Orphanage (where N lived)
7 - Sightseeing
8 - Get Passport
9 - Take Visa Photo and Medical check
10 - Free Day
11 - Free Day
12 - Visa appt
13 - Get Visa, Swearing in ceremony
14 - Fly back to NY and Home
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