We have a general itinerary for our trips to Russia. This is it:
Bryansk Itinerary- 1st tripDay 1- Arrive in Moscow, go to hotel- rest, take overnight train to Bryansk, rest at hotel
Day 2- Officially receive referral, go to orphanage to meet child, go back to the hotel to rest, take over night train to Moscow and rest at hotel
Day 3- Go to Notary
Day 4- Go home
2nd tripDay 1- Arrive in Moscow, go to hotel- rest, take overnight train to Bryansk, rest at hotel
Day 2- Court
Day 3-13 Wait 10 days in Moscow
Day 14- Return to Bryansk, take custody, obtain decree, birth certificate, passport for child, take over night train to Moscow
Day 15 – Rest at hotel, medical exam, VISA interview
Day 16- Go home
Do you think this is unusual? Only
one day to meet and be with the child before we actually adopt? And we spend the 10 days waiting in Moscow, instead of the region? This could get expensive. There must be a reason this is the itinerary for this region because the sample itineraries for other regions say that the parent stays in the region over the 10 days and visits the child throughout. Hmmmmm. Maybe it is so we don’t eat and drink too much of their Chernobyl affected food. Just a guess?
Labels: traveling to Russia
Seems like an awfully quick 1st trip and not being able to see your child for the 10 would suck!