We're going we're going we're going!!!

Holt International confirmed our dates today. So we got on the phone (and email) with some travel agents to get an idea of flights to and from China. Amazingly, we even got that settled today!

We're flying from Kansas City to Shanghai. Then we'll be flying out of Beijing back to Kansas City 3 weeks later. Yup! Crazy or not, we're spending 3 weeks in China!

So I was thinking that a fun goal would be to experience as many forms of transportation that we can arrange. We're starting out flying of course, then we have a major train ride planned (Shanghai to Beijing) with stops along the way. We'll shoot for rickshaws (pedicabs), taxis, buses and boats (from river cruise ships to Chinese-style Gondolas in the "Venice of the East" - Suzhou), cable cars up to the Great Wall and luges down.  The girls have even suggested camel-rides in the Gobi desert.

We're planning on blogging most days in China, so among other things, you'll know how our "transportation" tally is going!