Our Travel plans laid out

Hello

We received our TA (travel announcement) for Katie Ting this
week. Here is
our schedule so far.

11-18 Leave Atlanta at 8:30am

11-19 Arrive in Beijing at 9:15pm

11-20 Visit Tiananmen Sq, Forbidden City and do a Hutong tour on
a rickshaw.

11-21 Visit Great Wall, Cloisonné factory and go to the
Acrobatic show in the evening.
11-22 Fly from Beijing to Nanchang and arrive at the Gloria
Plaza Hotel
http://www.gloriahotels.com/gloria_en/plaza/nanchang.asp

Receive KATIE that afternoon.

11-23 Adoption registration and notarization finalized.

11-24 May arrange a visit to the Fengcheng orphanage
http://www.gurrad.com/china/fengcheng.htm
Families will get together for Thanksgiving sometime.

11-25 Visit Tengewang Pagoda http://www.gochina.com/jiangxi/

Receive passport for Katie and Fly out at 3pm for Guangzhou and
stay at the White Swan Hotel.
http://www.whiteswanhotel.com/eng/Public/index.asp

11-26 Visa pictures and medical exam for Katie. Meeting to
prepare the consulate paperwork.

11-27 FREE DAY TO SHOP TILL WE DROP OR GO BROKE WHICH EVER COMES
FIRST most likely the later than the first.

11-28 Visa appointment

11-29 Go to the Consulate and have the swearing in and pick up
visa's

11-30 Most everyone leaves this day. We are staying on another
day due to plane reservations for the free ticket. No availability for me
(Jen) with our FFM program until the 1st. Maybe we will try and go
to Disney by train.

12-01 Leave for the states early in the morning (8:30am) and
arrive home 24 hrs later on the 1st (yes time change) at 5:45pm. We have 2
layovers, one in Japan,other in MN.
That's the general breakdown for now.

Don't forget to check the blog daily while we are gone to see what we are up to.