We had an uneventful flight over here which we were thankful for. We each were able to sleep a few hours (thanks to ambient!) It was a double decker plane and we sat up where the pilots were and it was quieter upstairs.
When we landed-we met the other 4 families who had already arrived and all our luggage had made it! We found our guide Maggie who was very helpful and we all took one bus to our hotel-it was about an hour in traffic.
It is definitely a hustling and bustling city. We had the evening with no plans so we all put on our tennis shoes and and walked about a mile down to Tian'anmen Square. It was a crowded area with lots of police officers and military men on duty. We then decided to "go easy" on dinner and play it safe and found a KFC. We then came back to the hotel and took another ambient to try and get a full night of rest. For tomorrow is a big day! Our wake up call is for 5 and the van is picking up at 6 am for 7:30 flight. We are the only family moving on the orphanage. We go back to the Beijing airport and fly on Hunan Air for a 2 hour flight to Xian. Then-she said it s 4 hour van ride "into the mountains." I looked at Belle and said, "Do you get car sick?" We are all looking forward to what the day holds and if we will get to meet the director, nannies, and baby today at the orphanage, We are making our list of questions that we want to try and find out while we are there about her-her routine, crib-mates, health, etc.
Pray that we can find out some info. in this rare time we will have at the orphanage. Pray for our safety today as we take a lot of back roads. Thankful all 3 of us are healthy!
Carissa
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