Arrival in Vietnam.

January 10, 2009

Our flight was uneventful all the planes were on time and we made it to Hanoi. We enjoyed our 4 hours in China. Once we got to Hanoi a man was standing at the end of the escalator with our names on it. We were hoping it was our contact. It was a government official who took us aside to complete our Visa paperwork. Our Visas were delayed coming up from Washington to NY. The NY embassy must have contacted the folks in Hanoi and they handled the paperwork without any issue.

Once we grabbed our luggage we meet our New Beginnings contact. He told us great news that our G&R moved to Monday, January 12. We will make the trip to the center on Monday and we will see Elizabeth for the first time. We will be able to bring her back to the hotel and then work with the US Embassy to bring her into the country.

As we drove through the city streets the city is just beautiful. The architecture of the houses is just so interesting. We cannot wait to see it in the daylight. We got to our hotel and it is just wonderful. We have a big spacious room with a king size bed. Elizabeth’s toys are all unpacked and waiting for her. Monday I will be able to play with her.

January 11, 2009 Mary and I plan to walk around the city and check out some of the sights. This will be our last day without Elizabeth. We figured this will give us time to see where all the stores are so when we realize we need something we can quickly go out and find it.

We will try to update the blog as we can (as Internet turns off at certain times)

After Monday we will look up some of the contacts we know in Vietnam to hopefully visit some people who we have met on the Journey or have learned about from a friend of a friend.