We made and are in our hotel in Beijing! Our flight got out of Chicago a little late, so we landed in Beijing about 5:05pm. The flight was long, we slept maybe 4 hours on and off...glad to be here! Once we got through immigration and got our luggage, we were greeted by our Chinese guide "Michael". He was waiting for us with an AAI (our agency) sign along with another couple from AAI that landed a couple hours before us. It took about 45 minutes for our driver to get to our hotel, we got checked in and then went to dinner. Michael took to a restaurant next door and ordered up 5 dishes for Greg and I to share...needless to say, it was way more than we needed. It was all great and only cost $10.25.
We're back in our room now, it's 9pm and we're ready to crash. Tomorrow we will eat the breakfast buffet in the hotel and then meet Michael and the other couple in the lobby at 8am and head to the Great Wall. We'll do a bit more touring after that, then we get a break for a couple hours before going to see the acrabat show tomorrow night!
That's all for now. Thanks for all of your comments, now that we're here and blogger is blocked, I need to try to find a way to read the comments! Love you all!! Pictures to follow...
16 comments:
Very exciting! Can't wait to hear more about your touring. Are you even able to focus on what you are doing knowing that you will see Anna soon? :)
Kelly
So happy to hear from you - can't wait for details.
Grammie
You are now another day closer to meeting your precious Anna! So thankful you made it safely and got a tiny bit of rest.
Glad your trip over was a smooth one! Enjoy the sights.....they are spectacular! But nothing will scale in comparison to holding your Anna for the first time! :)
Blessings~
Wendy
I know you're glad to be there. Just a couple more days until you see Anna! About comments, if you can get someone here to log into your blog account, you can set it up to email you comments. Or, one of us can periodically copy and paste the comments into an email to send to you.
Hope you're able to sleep tonight! :)
I am so happy to hear from you. I could not find your flight arrival. I guess chalk that up to my inexperience on the computer. Ha! Hope you get good rest. You must be exhausted. Enjoy yourselves. Wish I could be there with you. Love you, Nana
I am so glad you made it safely!! You are getting closer and closer to little Anna!!! Enjoy your night of sleep!! Have a wonderful time!!!
Love you!!
Misty
We are so excited for you both and so thankful that you made it safely. We are praying that things continue to go smoothly and we're sure you can't stop thinking about how soon you will hold her. Stay safe and we can't wait to see pictures.
Robert and Patty Workman
Yea!!!! We've been checking in constantly and it's good to see that you made it. I hope you're enjoying every minute of this trip. Not everyone gets to say they've been to China. And the prize in just a few short days will be just AMAZING to say the least!!!! I'm sure AMAZING won't even do that moment justice. Love you guys!
Julie
Hooray! Glad you made it!! Sounds like you're going to have a great day tomorrow. Here's hoping you can get caught up on your rest. Don't feel bad...I NEVER sleep on international flights.
Missy
Yeah!!! It's great to hear that you guys are finally there. Enjoy every minute...
I'll be reading your blog daily.
I'm looking forward to your pictures!
In few days you'll get to meet Anna!! Yeah!!!
Claudia Coder
So happy to hear that you guys made it safely. Hope you have a great time experiencing the culture of China and take lots of pictures. Anna will be in your arms so soon! Yay! Love you guys,
Mandy and Kev
Hooray!! We are so happy to hear that things are going smoothly. Can't wait to see the pictures of sweet Anna with Mommy and Daddy!!
:) Jeff, Becca, Trevor, and Trenton
I can't wait to see her glad you've made it!!! Got the Blog from Tish.
We wish you all the best on your trip! Please tell Michael we - Kimberlyn, John, Evan (our 3 yr old), and Mary Ann (grandma)- said hello... he was our guide in September... not sure if he'll remember us, but we will always remember him - he was awesome! He took us to a VERY local Peking duck restaurant while we were in Beijing. Enjoy the Great Wall & I look forward to seeing pictures of your sweet baby girl!
Kimberlyn (AAI)
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