Child care is set up - what a tangled web it is! The deck is painted, the garage neatened, the control journals for the 4 babysitters are nearly done, this crazy website is nearly up and running, and the bags are halfway packed (or maybe they are actually 1 1/2 packed since they are full to overflowing and the lids won't go down). Now, to attack the house :)
No real updates for now, so I will just post our itinerary for anyone interested in following us.
The Travel Agenda for Venema Family
May 30 (Wed):
Depart Dayton
May 31 (Thu):
Arrive Beijing at 21:25pm at BJ airport. Check into Temple of Heaven Beijing (Zhongcheng Holiday Inn),
June 01 (Fri):
9:30am: Go to Temple of Heaven. Then, have a Hutong (traditional local houses existed for 600 years) tour.
June 02 (Sat):
8:00am: Go to a jade place, Great Wall and Summer Palace.
*****You are going to visit Juyongguan Section of the Great Wall where there is no tram.
June 03 (Sun):
8:00am: Go to Tian An Men Square, Forbidden City and an international church.
Fly to Guangzhou by CZ371 (17:15pm-20:05pm).Check into White Swan Hotel. David will be your local guide.
June 04 (Mon):.
Free in the morning.
3:30pm: Bus to Civil Affairs office to meet your baby.
June 05 (Tue):
10:00am: Bus to civil affairs office to do the registration.
Go shopping right after the registration.
June 06 (Wed):
Time unconfirmed: Bus to civil affairs office again to pick up adoption decree and to police station to apply for baby’s passport.
June 07 (Thu):
9:30am: Bus to Family Chen’s Temple and Liurong Temple.
June 08 (Fri):
9:30am: Bus to Museum of King Yue’s Tombs.
June 09 (Sat):
9:30am: Bus to Guangzhou Zoo.
June 10 (Sun):
10:45am: Walk to a nearby church for Sunday sermon.
June 11 (Mon):
9:30am: Bus to Yuntai Botanical Garden.
June 12 (Tue):
8:00am: Take adoptive child’s visa photo and have a medical check-up.
After the exam: Fill the forms for the consulate.
June 13 (Wed):
David will go to send visa documents to consulate in the morning. One parent of each family will have to wait in the room from 11:00am to 12:00pm, in case additional information is needed.
5:30pm: have a river cruise (two hours).
June 14 (Thu):
2:30pm: Bus to US consulate to take the oath. Prepare passport. After the oath, you will get child’s visa. You can bring carrier, one diaper and one bottle of formula with you. The oath will last about 40 minutes.
June 15 (Fri):
5:00am: Wake up call;
5:15am: Check in bags on the left outside your door;
5:45am: Leave for Guangzhou airport and catch flight NW10 at 8:20am to fly back to States.
June 15 (Fri):
6:20: Arrive Dayton!!!
6:21: Hug Sofia, Peter, and Molly . . . and Grampa and Grama, too :)
2 days, 18 hours and counting . . .
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2 comments:
Best wishes for safe and happy travels! I bookmarked your blog and hope to be able to view your trip photos.
Todd and Becky,
We're praying and have passed the info on to the Mosses as well. Have a great trip and make a lot of memories.
Jack, Sue, Alex, Billy, Sarah, Margaret, Andrew Lintao Klein
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