Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Detailed Travel Itinerary (or "Where in the World is Lucy Boo?")

We received our detailed in-country travel itinerary yesterday from our adoption agency.  I've put the information into the table below:

DATES
FEB. 10, 2011 – FEB. 25, 2011
LOCATION
THU, FEB. 10
Depart for Beijing
FRI, FEB. 11
Arrive in Beijing
SAT, FEB. 12
Beijing Sightseeing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace
SUN, FEB. 13
Beijing Sightseeing: Church Service, Great Wall
LOCATION
MON, FEB. 14
GOTCHA DAY! A.M. – Flight to Jiangxi
P.M. – Meet Your Child & Civil Affairs Appointment
TUE, FEB. 15
Adoption Paperwork / Sightseeing & Shopping
WED, FEB. 16
Adoption Paperwork / Sightseeing & Shopping
THU, FEB. 17
Adoption Paperwork / Sightseeing & Shopping
FRI, FEB. 18
Flight to Guangzhou for Consulate appointment & paperwork
LOCATION
SAT, FEB. 19
Child’s Medical Exam
SUN, FEB. 20
Sightseeing & Shopping
MON, FEB. 21
Consulate Paperwork / Sightseeing & Shopping
TUE, FEB. 22
Consulate Appointment at 9:00 am
Consulate Oath-Taking Ceremony
WED, FEB. 23
Free Day in Guangzhou
THU, FEB. 24
Pick-up Child’s visa
Depart from Guangzhou (Bus)
LOCATION
FRI, FEB. 25
Depart from Hong Kong


So it is now official (without any major calamities), Valentine's Day will be BSP's Gotcha Day!  We're psyched that we're getting the most awesome Valentine ever!
And we're down to (just over) 14 days to go!

4 comments:

  1. can i ask who your agency is? our guide in nanchang was wonderful.

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  2. Looking forward to following your trip. Blessings

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  3. @Nicole - we're using AWAA - America World Adoption Agency, in McLean, Virginia. They're also who we used when we adopted Lucy in '04. Our guide in Nanchang, Mary, was wonderful as well. We're looking forward to seeing her again!

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