We Made it!!!
After 22 hours of traveling and 15 months of waiting! We are finally here! I am not able to see our website, but have figured out how to post. To view pictures click on the "Flickr" link to the right of the screen located below our profile with our family picture.
We were exhausted last night and went right to bed. We got to the hotel around 8pm and crashed - we woke up at 4am! and here i am on the web! We had such good travelers with us! Taylor started not to feel well just as we were about to land in Beijing and moaned the whole way to the hotel but i think he'll be fine... He made a friend on 12 hr. flight. Jack (a 10yr old from Beijing) came to ask him to play and we sat 4 in a row of 3 seats so they could play Ziggity and game boy. After about an hr. of coziness we sent him back to his parents and we ended up napping until we landed. I'll have Taylor post more about him on his website later.
We were so excited to land and a little anxious on what to do next! We just followed the crowd through the health declaration line (saying that we are healthy) and then to the "Foreigner" line to get our passport stamped, then to the baggage claim and then out the door to the wall of people holding up signs. These were guides looking for their group - we found ours very easily! She has been great and such a relief to have here! She took us, loaded us up in a van for an exciting trip to the hotel. She gave us several of tips of does and don'ts! Our driver, Mr. Wang, is very experienced! You HAVE to be! I am going to try to get a video of our next drive - everyone honks, cuts off people, and keeps going through red lights well after they have turned. We were trying to take EVERYTHING in - the buildings, people staring, the bicyclists, the cars, everything! This is soo amazing! I am really glad that we are here a few days before we get Hayleigh - i hope that we will be adjusted to the country by then!
Our hotel seems very nice - mom and Taylor bunked up in the room next to us and Brayden slept in our room. We are going to finally meet Kelli at breakfast this morning at 7:30. I have only spoken to her for the past month after we found out that we would be traveling together. She and her sister Michelle are from Spokane. We are supposed to do alot of walking today. Mary changed our plans because she thought that we would want to get out and walk around instead of drive for a while to the Great Wall. We did see the Great Wall from the airplane though - very cool! WE will try to update tonight! (your morning:))
God Bless!
We were exhausted last night and went right to bed. We got to the hotel around 8pm and crashed - we woke up at 4am! and here i am on the web! We had such good travelers with us! Taylor started not to feel well just as we were about to land in Beijing and moaned the whole way to the hotel but i think he'll be fine... He made a friend on 12 hr. flight. Jack (a 10yr old from Beijing) came to ask him to play and we sat 4 in a row of 3 seats so they could play Ziggity and game boy. After about an hr. of coziness we sent him back to his parents and we ended up napping until we landed. I'll have Taylor post more about him on his website later.
We were so excited to land and a little anxious on what to do next! We just followed the crowd through the health declaration line (saying that we are healthy) and then to the "Foreigner" line to get our passport stamped, then to the baggage claim and then out the door to the wall of people holding up signs. These were guides looking for their group - we found ours very easily! She has been great and such a relief to have here! She took us, loaded us up in a van for an exciting trip to the hotel. She gave us several of tips of does and don'ts! Our driver, Mr. Wang, is very experienced! You HAVE to be! I am going to try to get a video of our next drive - everyone honks, cuts off people, and keeps going through red lights well after they have turned. We were trying to take EVERYTHING in - the buildings, people staring, the bicyclists, the cars, everything! This is soo amazing! I am really glad that we are here a few days before we get Hayleigh - i hope that we will be adjusted to the country by then!
Our hotel seems very nice - mom and Taylor bunked up in the room next to us and Brayden slept in our room. We are going to finally meet Kelli at breakfast this morning at 7:30. I have only spoken to her for the past month after we found out that we would be traveling together. She and her sister Michelle are from Spokane. We are supposed to do alot of walking today. Mary changed our plans because she thought that we would want to get out and walk around instead of drive for a while to the Great Wall. We did see the Great Wall from the airplane though - very cool! WE will try to update tonight! (your morning:))
God Bless!
posted by The Vickerman's at 1:46 PM
2 Comments:
We are so excited to hear that you made it safely, you are in our prayers morning, noon and night!
we love you guys
The Black Family
We are glad you made it safely. We are praying for you, and will anxiously await each posting here to learn all about your trip and your well-being. We love you!
Elizabeth, Mike, Andrew, and Aidan
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