We cannot seem to adjust to local time.......it is 6am on Sunday, April 1 and we've had about 8 hours of sleep since we arrived.......not good. We are trying to drink a lot of water and eat as "normally" as we can, but our stomachs are also a bit queasy from the time change, lack of sleep, nerves,etc....Help - how do we get over this jet lag?!
Yesterday we roamed around the area near our hotel, which is kind of like Home Depot on the street.....little store fronts all along the streets selling lots of toilets, bidets, and plumbing supplies. In the afternoon we took a cab ride to Hoan Kiem Lake, the main tourist area of Hanoi, and walked around the lake for a bit. The traffic was crazy and we just looked down for fear of gasping each time the driver stopped on a dime behind a cyclo. We did successfully cross the street a few times, so we do have one thing down!
We have met several American and Irish families who are also here to adopt their children. Two of the families staying here from our agency are hoping to depart within the week, which gives us hope that we may be here just 2 weeks, or a day or two more.
We're heading to breakfast soon and then walking to the Temple of Literature, which is about a 10 minute walk from our hotel.
Happy Palm Sunday to everyone.........Tara and Doug
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I don't have any advice about jet lag. The furthest we have flown is to California, so not much jet lag there. Hopefully, you'll be able to get some good sleep soon. Do you get Thomas on Monday pr Tuesday?
Yes, the jet lag is bothersome!!! I did ask mom and she had said that you are doing the right things-drinking a lot of water...
We were glad to hear that there were other families there waiting also. I don't know why that made us feel better....maybe to the fact that you aren't alone! It must be so exciting but scary at the same time! We are sooo excited for you both!!! Our love and hugs-Linda & Helga
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