We left on Feb 14th to spend two weeks with the parentals that live in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was a lovely trip and we were spoiled. I only wish there was some way to teleport there, eff this flying business! It's depressing that you walk through the first class and business class sections of the plane first. It makes me twitch, seeing those people with their giant seats and their champagne and their fancier newspapers and their menus and arggggg..
AnycrapImjealousoffirstclass, our trip to AD included 3 different planes. This was very exciting for the boy as this was his first time on an airplane (that he could remember). Turns out he is an amazing little traveler boy. I think he's hooked.
We flew to Germany, spent a few hours in the aiport and then to Abu Dhabi. The whole trip was about 24 hours. Vance was so good. I'm pretty impressed with his travelling skillz. He travels better than I do!
The experiences that he had over there were way better than that week of school he missed! He met people from all over the planet, and mapped them out on the globe that Gramma brought out for him. I love how immersed he was when we were there, he hardly noticed the women in abayas, or that we were the only westerners eating in the Karachi Dar Bar that was full of single men from from Pakistan and India. He did, however, notice that woman at the grocery store who was completely covered. She didn't even have an eye slit. She had a black scarf covering her eyes. So when Vance saw her, he kind of bumped into her then stopped and stared up. I think he assumed that because he couldn't see her eyes, that she couldn't see him. He came running back to me and at full volume announced that she had no eyes all while pointing at her. Oops. At least he didn't call her a ninja or a shadow trooper!
Here's me in my abaya when we went to the Sheikh Zayed Mosque. It was at least 30C that day. I am so glad I don't have to wear something like that everyday!
3 comments:
Yes, I like it better when first class is ahead of the door so I don't have to avoid all the longing stares of the people walking past me to their seats while I'm on my third glass of champagne. I just don't like all the riffraff in my cabin.
Oh J, I imagine it's almost impossible to stop yourself from tripping them on their way by! ;)
Is that a rug you are sitting on in that pic? WOW dude that thing is huge!
I bet everyone in first class had their blackberry/iphones out texting away, too as you were boarding:) That is what I seem to notice. I suppose they have lots of extra time from getting on the plane first.
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