Thursday, November 6, 2008

Locking down on the Itinerary

As Lily and I await our VISA's, I am getting the last of the details for our itinerary locked in place. The VISA process has continued to get easier over the years. Just jam a bunch of info into a package and have it couriered over to the Chinese consulate ... easy easy ... (I hope).


Lily and I fly out in the early afternoon from Seattle on November 18th. After a quick stop over in Tokyo, and arriving in Beijing on the evening of the 19th.

Then the excitement starts;
Nov 20th ---Visit Mutianyu section of the Great Wall (a different part from which the group will visit)
Nov 21st ---Visit Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven and a nearby market
Nov 22nd---Visit Chuandixia Qing-era Village
Nov 23rd ---Tour to the Great Wall after lunch
Nov 24th ---Learn Tai-Chi at a local park, parents visit CCAA and kids take calligraphy class

Go to Chongqing by flight go to new Hotel and chill

Nov 25th ---Visit the Zoo and see the pandas, Chongqing Adoption Registration Center,
Visit Hongyadong Scenic spot near Yangtze River
Nov 26th --- Drive to Fuling, take river view on the dam, Visit the original orphanage
Nov 27th --- Moving Ceremony and lunch at new orphanage, Visit Fuling Preserved Vegetable Factory outside Fuling
Nov 28th --- Visit a local elementary school
Nov 29th --- Head back to Beijing, then Tokyo, and on to Seattle

Pretty action packed couple of weeks.

Ciao

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