So we were up this morning ready to head home. We have had a great time on this trip but after 2 weeks, we are ready to sleep in our own bed and get back to our normal lives. Getting home is not such fun though. It's going to take 3 flights to get us there but luckily, it is a pretty direct route, no back tracking at least. Our first two flights were on Thai Airways. The first leg was a 2 hour flight to Bangkok and after a quick 40 minute layover, it was a 6 hour flight to Dubai. I can't say enough good things about Thai Airways. Their service was great, the food was delicious, and they had the best entertainment options of any airline. You have your own personal tv and could start and stop movies whenever but the best part for the movie selection. New releases, old classics, seriously like 50 movie choices!! They even gave me a little boutonnière of a trio of three orchids when we arrived in Dubai.
Once in Dubai, we had a 4 hour layover that turned into 7 hours because of a mechanical issue with the plane. This was especially stinky because the time we arrived was our bed time according to Manila time so we were especially tired. However, I consider ourselves lucky that out of our 10 flights on this trip we only had only real delay and no lost baggage. We also made the best of it by exploring parts of the airport and sleeping in their "rest area." The Dubai airport was really cool and makes me want to go back to Dubai for sure one day. Seeing the Arabic script everywhere was fun and it was interesting that the airport had a large number of mosques, even in a small area. I wanted to take pictures but upon landing in Dubai, the flight attendant told us that no pictures were allowed of the descent or of the airport. I thought about maybe being a rebel and trying to take a picture anyways but I figure I better leave well enough alone.
Now we are on the flight from Dubai on our way home. This flight also had pretty decent entertainment options although I have already seen all the movies available (surprise surprise right?). Although I don't usually mind long flights, this one has been awful. It's a 13 hour flight and I feel like I am watching sand move through an hour glass. I am wide awake and haven't been able to sleep a wink. There are also an abnormal amount of kids on this flight running up and down the aisles and screaming, with their schedule screwed up, no doubt due to the delay. Luckily we are landing in 45 minutes.
We have had a great time on this trip. We have seen tons of cool stuff, spent time with immediate and extended family, and had some amazing experiences. However, we are ready to go home. Will and I have discussed numerous times on this trip about how spoiled we are as
Americans. Not just because of materials goods, although that is true, but just the luxury we have of having a care-free existence and confidence that comes from having certain rights and privileges in our upbringing. We are excited to return home with amazing memories and a more grateful heart. We look forward to picking up this blog again next summer wherever our travels take us next. We think we're a little Asiaed out right now so maybe Europe?!
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