WE MADE IT!

Hello everyone,

Just a quick post to let everyone know that we made it to the Beijing Radisson safe and sound, but a little tired and sore.

We got to the very nice, very Western hotel at around 11;30 PM local time, which, if I'm doing the math correctly, was about 9:30 AM Central Standard Time back home. Making our door to door travel time around 27 hours.

We got the treat of seeing it snow in Detroit just before we left. We were both amazed at how quiet and peaceful both the Toyko and Beijing airports were, even though they were both somewhat crowded.

In the Detroit airport, with our plane in the background:



On the plane and ready to leave:





Snowing in Detroit:



Arriving in Beijing - Christi with Melanie Hanson:



Christi, Rob, Melanie and McKenzie Hanson, April Brown, and Lina from Childrens Hope International, our adoption agency:



Our flight, NW 11, on the big board: