Day 1
We launched our oversees adventure from Dulles Airport in Virginia, my son’s grandparents dropped us off, because we really did not want to pay for parking for a week! Having not flown a great deal, until now I could drive in US for cheaper than I could fly, I had no notion of what to expect at security. I initially thought – good grief three hours before your flight, what will you do with all that time! – now I know better. A friend very wisely advised that we wear sandals, with socks, so that it would be easier, excellent advise! So I am passing it on to you all, definitely the way to go.
Security was courteous and efficient but with so many people, it just takes time. Not to mention that you have to all but strip to your essentials to walk through. It was rather comical watching everyone remove layers of clothing, shoes, scarves, bags, belts, wallets, keys, you name it! Walk less than 10 feet and then have to put it all back on again. When you think about it is amazing anyone gets to their flight on time.
We settled nicely into our flight, my son slept, I watched out the window, because I was way too excited to sleep. Our flight ended up being surprisingly short, just shy of 5 and a half hours. We landed the morning of March 29.
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