Thursday, September 6, 2007

Flights Booked; Partial Itenerary

Shawn worked very hard at getting all our flights booked for our international travel. I'm glad she took charge of this because frankly, I would have messed them all up. Also, she's the best bargain shopper I've ever met, hands down. She made sure our longest flights, from LAX to PEK and HKG to LAX were on EVA Air's Elite Class, which is comparable to business economy class. I'm 6'3" tall, and would not have been able to handle the REALLY LONG flights in coach.

I'm posting a partial itenerary for us below. It still has a few holes to fill, but if I waited until it was finished, I probably wouldn't get it up before we left. We've been keeping really busy trying to get ready for the trip. Things have moved really fast since we got our CA. It's a little hard to believe that we're leaving in just 5 days and will have Alyssa as part of our family in 11 days. I'm looking forward to the trip and will be glad when all the preparation is over.

09/16/2007 13:30 - Arrive CKG - Flight 3U8830

09/16/2007 - Hotel - Holiday Inn Yangtze Chongqing (+8623 62808888)

09/17/2007 14:30 - Meet Alyssa! - Civil Affairs/Notary/Police Bureau for paperwork

09/18/2007 14:00 - Paperwork - More Paperwork

09/19/2007 09:00 - Shopping - Shopping for babies

09/20/2007 09:30 - Chongqing - Tour CiqiKou Ancient Architecture Street

09/21/2007 09:00 - Chongqing - Tour to E'Ling Park

09/21/2007 16:00 - Chongqing - Get Alyssa's Passport

09/22/2007 07:40 - Depart CKG - Flight 3U8741

09/22/2007 09:25 - Arrive CAN - Flight 3U8741

09/22/2007 - Hotel - Holiday Inn Shifu ()

09/23/2007 09:00 - Guangzhou - Tour to Chen Family Temple

09/24/2007 10:00 - Guangzhou - Shopping for babies

09/25/2007 09:00 - Guangzhou - Alyssa's Visa Photo & Medical Exam

09/26/2007 10:00 - Guangzhou - Tour to Yuntai Park

09/27/2007 10:00 - Guangzhou - Consulate Appointment

09/28/2007 15:00 - Guangzhou - Interview & Pickup Visa at American Consulate

09/29/2007 09:40 - Depart CAN - Train to Hong Kong

09/29/2007 ??:?? - Arrive HKG - Train to Hong Kong

10/02/2007 21:00 - Depart HKG - Flight 858 EVA Air

10/02/2007 22:40 - Arrive TPE - Flight 858 EVA Air

10/02/2007 23:55 - Depart TPE - Flight 16 EVA Air

10/02/2007 20:50 - Arrive LAX - Flight 16 EVA Air

10/03/2007 10:15 - Depart LAX - Flight 324 Southwest Airlines

10/03/2007 11:30 - Arrive PHX - Flight 324 Southwest Airlines

10/03/2007 13:15 - Depart PHX - Flight 1131 Southwest Airlines

10/03/2007 17:30 - Arrive TUL - Flight 1131 Southwest Airlines




Key to Airport Codes:
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LAX = Los Angeles International Airport
TPE = Taoyuan International Airport (Taipei, Taiwan)
HKG = Hong Kong International Airport
PEK = Beijing Capital Airport
CKG = Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
CAN = New Baiyun Airport, Guangzhou (Canton)
PHX = Sky Harbor International Airport (Pheonix)
TUL = Tulsa International Airport
DEN = Denver International Airport