Our Itinerary

In case you're interested in where we'll be and how we'll be spending our time, here is our itinerary:

8/16 Leave the U.S. for Beijing. (We opted for a red eye though we could have left the following morning instead.)

8/18 Arrive in Beijing. Free time.

8/19-20 Beijing city tours: Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutong tour, Temple of Heaven, Acrobat Show.

8/21 Leave Beijing for Chongqing. Then, meet in the hotel lobby to receive Marcie. Medical consultant will visit Marcie.

8/22 Complete Adoption Registration.

8/23 Optional half-day city tour for shopping.

8/24 Optional half-day city tours to the Chongqing Zoo.

8/25 Free time. Rest, shop, tour.

8/26 Optional half-day city tour to the old town – CiQiKou, and People’s Hall.

8/27 Receive Marcie's adoption registration certificate and passport. Take group pictures in the hotel lobby in the afternoon.

8/28 Leave Chongqing for Guangzhou.

8/29 Marcie's visa physical and photo.

8/30 U.S. Consulate appointment.

8/31 Oath at the U.S. Consulate. Receive Marcie's visa.

9/1 Leave Guangzhou for the U.S.-- home to see CASEY (I can't believe we'll be away from him for so long!)