Hee. I know it's not going to be a vacation, but if it weren't for the fact that we're getting two baby girls it could be. Our agency has planned lots of sightseeing in the two weeks we're in China, and DoT and I hope to take advantage of as much of it as we can.
So, here's our itinerary:
June 28 - 29: Fly from Toronto to Beijing. Our travel guide will meet us at the airport and take us to the International Hotel.
June 30 - July 1: Other families in our travel group, including C & M, will arrive in Beijing. We'll try to take in some of the Beijing sights we won't be seeing later in our visit (e.g., the Summer Palace).
July 2: Fly from Beijing to Nanchang, in Jiangxi province, and check in at the Gloria Plaza Hotel. In the afternoon we will meet the babies in the hotel and sign the adoption agreement!!!
July 3: Go to the Civil Affairs office for registration, notarization and applying for passports for the babies.
July 4: Visit Leping, where the girls are from. It will take around 3-3.5 hours, one-way, to get to the city, so probably only one of us will go, and the other will stay in Beijing with the babies.
July 5: Visit the Temple of Teng Wang Ge.
July 6: Visit the resort for Ba Da ShanRen.
July 7: Pick up the babies' passports. Fly from Nanchang to Beijing and go back to the International Hotel.
July 8: Medical exams and photos of the babies.
July 9: Sightseeing -- the Great Wall.
July 10: Go to the Canadian Embassy for our visa appointment.
July 11: Visit Tian An Men Square and the Forbidden City.
July 12: Rest day, or shopping.
July 13: Go on a Hutong Tour, pick up the visas, and go out for dinner (Beijing Duck, previously known as Peking Duck) with the group in the evening.
July 14: Fly to Toronto
It's getting close, and very exciting!!
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