Phil & I left for our adventure on Wednesday morning @ 6:41 & arrived in Beijing at 2:30 on Thursday afternoon (but that is 1:30 a.m. in the US). We are 13 hours ahead here. Once in Beijing, we meet our CCAI rep (agency handling our adoption) - his name is George. He gave us some basic tips & our plans for touring tomorrow then left us on our own.
Phil & I had the bright idea to go out walking around the hotel. We were surprised to see that we were the ONLY caucasions walking around in this area. Needless to say, we got a few stares. We also had our first experience with bartering with a local - after we figured what we actually paid, he won!
We paid $7 for a few pieces of fruit. Hopefully we will better understand the exchange rate as the trip progresses. We also had our first real meal. We ate at the hotel (which is a Holiday Inn). There was quite a bit of authentic food but we found plenty of things to try & enjoyed most everything we tried. Our goal is to blog each night when we get back to the hotel so there should be a new blog post each day.
--Karen Nixon
YAY for an update! We've been wondering how things were going. Enjoy your "babymoon" and your time playing tourist in "Molly's China".
ReplyDeleteXOXO from all of us,
Misty
We are so happy that in less than 36 hours you should have Madison in your arms!!! Praying for you all!
ReplyDeleteDear Phil and Karen,
ReplyDeleteIt is 10 am Saturday CST which means you are finishing up your eventful Saturday of touring Beijing. We can't wait to hear all about it. We hope all is well with you guys. Jet lag is tough, isn't it? LOL! Please update when you can so we'll all know you guys are safe and sound. Until then, know we are praying for your entire family. Two more sleeps until Madison! YAHOO!
Much love,
Misty and Jay