We Arrived!

Well, we arrived in Hanoi on Saturday at 10am as planned. Our flights were mostly uneventful and all on time for the most part. Even our 14 hour flight seemed to go by without a hitch. We even received all of our bags in Vietnam. We were placing bets on how many bags we would actually get at the baggage claim and were very surprised and thrilled to get them.

Our ride to the hotel was an adventure. It is hard to imagine until you are here, but there are people everywhere. Most people drive motorcycles, bikes and some cars. There is constant honking, as it is used to communicate with the other drivers, not as an aggressive statement like in the US. Although there is a system, it seemed to me that people were driving and walking in any direction, whenever and wherever they wanted. We did feel safe the entire drive.

Our hotel is beautiful. Way too nice for us but we are staying for 21 nights, so we figured it would be best to be comfortable. Our unit is an apartment with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, one big common room and a kitchen with a washing machine. It also has a pool, gym, playground and a mall in the lower level. All the people are so nice. We already love it here.

We got the great news that we will be picking Zach up on Sunday morning. We are to meet with the other families in our hotel lobby at 9am and we will be picked up soon after. It is an hour and a half drive to the orphanage. Next time I post, we should have our son with us!!
The pictures I have included are the view from our hotel room. Enjoy!