Thursday, June 28, 2012
Welcome
Hi Everyone, Welcome to the Carol Family China Trip Blog! We are traveling back to China on a Homeland Adoption Tour, to see and learn about Leah's heritage. We hope to share some pictures and posts along the way, but no promises. We don't really know what we're doing to begin with and are not certain what our tech options will be in Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Hefei and Shanghai. But stay tuned and check in once in a while. We'll be there from July 1st to the 14th.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Itinerary
7/1 Sun Entry:Beijing
Arrive in Beijing at 2:40 from Chicago on Flight UA851. Meet the tour guide and and driver and transfer to the 4-star Holiday Inn Temple of Heaven. Dinner is on your own.
7/2 Mon Beijing (breakfast, lunch)
Buffet breakfast. Tour the Temple of Heaven. Interact with the local people in the park and participate in morning exercises. Tour Tiananmen Square and the Hutong neighborhood (including a pedicab ride, a visit to a Hutong residence and a tour of the drum tower). Lunch is at a local home. Visit a local school(pending government permission). Visit a local tea shop to learn about Chinese tea culture. Dinner is on your own.
7/3 Tue Beijing (breakfast, lunch)
Buffet breakfast. Tour the Forbidden City. Learn about silk production at a factory outlet. Lunch is at the Peking Duck restaurant. Visit Hongqiao Pearl Market. Visit a gymnastic facility if possible. Dinner is on your own. Optional: the Legend of Kungfu Show.
7/4 Wed Beijing (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Buffet breakfast. Visit a jade factory outlet for carving demonstration. Tour the Great Wall at Badaling. Lunch is at a local restaurant. Visit the Beijing Olympic Green. Optional: Tour the inside of the National Stadium (the "Bird's Nest"). Enjoy the acrobatic show at a local theatre.Dinner is at a local restaurant.
7/5 Thu Beijing-Xi’an (breakfast, lunch)
Buffet breakfast. Tour the Summer Palace (including a boat ride on the lake if weather permits). Lunch is at a local restaurant. Transfer to the airport. Fly to Xi’an late afternoon or early evening. Dinner is on your own or on board the plane. Upon arrival, meet the tour guide and driver for transfer to the Grand Noble Hotel.
7/6 Fri Xi’an (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Buffet breakfast. Tour the Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. En route, visit the terra-cotta factory where kids have an opportunity to make a terra-cotta soldier themselves. Lunch is at a restaurant with noodle making demonstration. Tour the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Attend the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show.
7/7 Sat Xi’an-Chengdu (breakfast, lunch)
Buffet breakfast. Attend a calligraphy class at a local art gallery. Tour the ancient city wall. Optional: bike riding on the city wall. Lunch is at the award winning dumpling restaurant. Visit the Muslim neighborhood. Watch the shadow puppet show. Tour the Great Mosque. Fly to Chengdu in the evening. Dinner is on board the plane or on your own. Uppon arrival, meet the tour guide and driver for transfer to Yinde Dynasty Hotel.
7/8 Sun Chengdu (breakfast, lunch)
Buffet breakfast. Visit Wangjiang Bamboo Park, interact with the local people, and play at the children’s amusement center. Lunch is at a local restaurant. Visit Sichuan brocade factory outlet for demonstration of the ancient weaving technologies. Dinner is on your own. Optional: Hot-pot dinner and/or Sichuan Variety Show (Sichuan opera, mask changing show, puppet show, etc.).
7/9 Mon Chengdu (breakfast, lunch)
Buffet breakfast. Visit Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center. Optional: pet/hug a panda. Lunch is at a local restaurant.Tour the Wide and Narrow Alleys neighborhood. Dinner is on your own.
7/10 Tue Chengdu-Hefei (breakfast, dinner)
Buffet breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Fly to Hefei. Lunch is on board the plane or on your own. Upon arrival, meet the tour guide and driver for transfer to the Holiday Inn Downtown. Explore around the city. Tour the General Bao's temple. Dinner is at a local restaurant.
7/11 Wed Hefei (breakfast, dinner)
Buffet breakfast. Visit the orphanage. Attend a luncheon with the orphanage director and relevant staffers at a local restaurant. Visit the finding site. Dinner is at a local restaurant.
7/12 Thu Hefei-Shanghai (breakfast)
Buffet breakfast. Travel to Shanghai by air from 8:10 A.M. to 9:10 A.M.. Uppon arrival, meet the tour guide for transfer to the Holiday Inn Vista. Dinner is on your own.
7/13 Fri Shanghai (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Buffet breakfast. Tour Yuyuan Garden and Chenghuangmiao Old town Marketplace. Lunch is at a local restaurant. Tour the People’s Square, Nanjing Road and the Bund. Dinner is at a local restaurant. Optional: the Oriental Pearl Tower and Huangpu River Cruise.
7/14 Sat Exit: Shanghai (breakfast)
Buffet breakfast. Guided transfer to the airport. Fly to Chicago, flight UA836, departing at 3:55 P.M.
Arrive in Beijing at 2:40 from Chicago on Flight UA851. Meet the tour guide and and driver and transfer to the 4-star Holiday Inn Temple of Heaven. Dinner is on your own.
7/2 Mon Beijing (breakfast, lunch)
Buffet breakfast. Tour the Temple of Heaven. Interact with the local people in the park and participate in morning exercises. Tour Tiananmen Square and the Hutong neighborhood (including a pedicab ride, a visit to a Hutong residence and a tour of the drum tower). Lunch is at a local home. Visit a local school(pending government permission). Visit a local tea shop to learn about Chinese tea culture. Dinner is on your own.
7/3 Tue Beijing (breakfast, lunch)
Buffet breakfast. Tour the Forbidden City. Learn about silk production at a factory outlet. Lunch is at the Peking Duck restaurant. Visit Hongqiao Pearl Market. Visit a gymnastic facility if possible. Dinner is on your own. Optional: the Legend of Kungfu Show.
7/4 Wed Beijing (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Buffet breakfast. Visit a jade factory outlet for carving demonstration. Tour the Great Wall at Badaling. Lunch is at a local restaurant. Visit the Beijing Olympic Green. Optional: Tour the inside of the National Stadium (the "Bird's Nest"). Enjoy the acrobatic show at a local theatre.Dinner is at a local restaurant.
7/5 Thu Beijing-Xi’an (breakfast, lunch)
Buffet breakfast. Tour the Summer Palace (including a boat ride on the lake if weather permits). Lunch is at a local restaurant. Transfer to the airport. Fly to Xi’an late afternoon or early evening. Dinner is on your own or on board the plane. Upon arrival, meet the tour guide and driver for transfer to the Grand Noble Hotel.
7/6 Fri Xi’an (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Buffet breakfast. Tour the Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. En route, visit the terra-cotta factory where kids have an opportunity to make a terra-cotta soldier themselves. Lunch is at a restaurant with noodle making demonstration. Tour the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Attend the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show.
7/7 Sat Xi’an-Chengdu (breakfast, lunch)
Buffet breakfast. Attend a calligraphy class at a local art gallery. Tour the ancient city wall. Optional: bike riding on the city wall. Lunch is at the award winning dumpling restaurant. Visit the Muslim neighborhood. Watch the shadow puppet show. Tour the Great Mosque. Fly to Chengdu in the evening. Dinner is on board the plane or on your own. Uppon arrival, meet the tour guide and driver for transfer to Yinde Dynasty Hotel.
7/8 Sun Chengdu (breakfast, lunch)
Buffet breakfast. Visit Wangjiang Bamboo Park, interact with the local people, and play at the children’s amusement center. Lunch is at a local restaurant. Visit Sichuan brocade factory outlet for demonstration of the ancient weaving technologies. Dinner is on your own. Optional: Hot-pot dinner and/or Sichuan Variety Show (Sichuan opera, mask changing show, puppet show, etc.).
7/9 Mon Chengdu (breakfast, lunch)
Buffet breakfast. Visit Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center. Optional: pet/hug a panda. Lunch is at a local restaurant.Tour the Wide and Narrow Alleys neighborhood. Dinner is on your own.
7/10 Tue Chengdu-Hefei (breakfast, dinner)
Buffet breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Fly to Hefei. Lunch is on board the plane or on your own. Upon arrival, meet the tour guide and driver for transfer to the Holiday Inn Downtown. Explore around the city. Tour the General Bao's temple. Dinner is at a local restaurant.
7/11 Wed Hefei (breakfast, dinner)
Buffet breakfast. Visit the orphanage. Attend a luncheon with the orphanage director and relevant staffers at a local restaurant. Visit the finding site. Dinner is at a local restaurant.
7/12 Thu Hefei-Shanghai (breakfast)
Buffet breakfast. Travel to Shanghai by air from 8:10 A.M. to 9:10 A.M.. Uppon arrival, meet the tour guide for transfer to the Holiday Inn Vista. Dinner is on your own.
7/13 Fri Shanghai (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Buffet breakfast. Tour Yuyuan Garden and Chenghuangmiao Old town Marketplace. Lunch is at a local restaurant. Tour the People’s Square, Nanjing Road and the Bund. Dinner is at a local restaurant. Optional: the Oriental Pearl Tower and Huangpu River Cruise.
7/14 Sat Exit: Shanghai (breakfast)
Buffet breakfast. Guided transfer to the airport. Fly to Chicago, flight UA836, departing at 3:55 P.M.
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