I woke up excited about an incredible new adventure that would take me to two new countries spanning two new continents. This is going to be one heck of a trip!
Mom and I spent the entire morning rushing around trying to find lost items (almost always a misplaced charger or computer cable) and eventually Mr. Cooper came to chauffeur us to RDU, where things were pretty uneventful. I met our tour leaders, Regan and Amy Barr and we set off for Dulles.
When we arrived in DC, disaster struck. We encountered the most feared possibility that an international traveler will face: a delayed flight. Our 8+ hour flight that was originally scheduled for 5:30pm was moved up to 9:10 (Submit your guess in the comment section here). Lufthansa lived up to it’s reputation for hospitality by providing us with free hummus sandwiches, water and sodas during our wait. sWe got to spend 4 hours chatting and meeting our trip mates and sharing boutique chocolate bars in unusual flavors like cashew pomegranate, lavender blueberry and a cayenne-laced dark chocolate that seemed mild until you swallowed. Yeeee Haw, where’s the water trough? Finally, we boarded our flights.
When we got our first glance of our trans-Atlantic plane, I was flabbergasted. We were being escorted across ‘The Pond’ in a jumbo jet – it was the biggest plane I’ve ever been on, by far! I walked open-mouthed past row upon row of seats so wide large and with so much legroom that you could easily hold a small soccer match in each one of them. But perhaps I shouldn’t have gotten my hopes up: the rest of the plane packed anyone who wasn’t first class like sardines into small chairs without personal air control. Ouch. (Note to self: never look at first class seats when walking down aisle)
As you might expect, I had a grand total of 15 minutes of solid sleep on our 8 hour overnight flight probably because I was stuck in the middle, wearing tight fashion jeans (you try sleeping with the blood flow to your thighs cut off!). I was rather hot, constantly thirsty and waiting for an attendant to walk by with a water tray. It didn’t help that I was pumped full of adrenaline and excitement for our trip.
Read more in my next post!
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