Toronto, Canada
Clearly, our children were excited about leaving for Thailand tomorrow (See video below) Okay... so I may have screamed like I won the lottery a couple times today, but no one else was around to take video of my money dance.
At this point, whatever we've forgotten at home we'll have to make do without. I was POSITIVE I packed pajamas for Aislinn... (HA! I'll know for sure once we arrive in Bangkok. My backpack is packed so tightly and neatly I don't want to dig around too much. Meh... it's only pajamas)
Tomorrow we will be flying Korean Air. The first leg will be 14 hrs then we land in Seoul, Korea for 3 hrs, then it's 5 more hours in the air to Bangkok. We are scheduled to leave at 11:30am, arriving in Bangkok 9:30pm, Tuesday night. The time difference is 12 hrs (Thailand being ahead of Canada)
I've also added some interesting tips in the "notes" section that may come in handy if you are thinking of traveling internationally. Now I'm off to bed for a good night's slumber.
At this point, whatever we've forgotten at home we'll have to make do without. I was POSITIVE I packed pajamas for Aislinn... (HA! I'll know for sure once we arrive in Bangkok. My backpack is packed so tightly and neatly I don't want to dig around too much. Meh... it's only pajamas)
Tomorrow we will be flying Korean Air. The first leg will be 14 hrs then we land in Seoul, Korea for 3 hrs, then it's 5 more hours in the air to Bangkok. We are scheduled to leave at 11:30am, arriving in Bangkok 9:30pm, Tuesday night. The time difference is 12 hrs (Thailand being ahead of Canada)
I've also added some interesting tips in the "notes" section that may come in handy if you are thinking of traveling internationally. Now I'm off to bed for a good night's slumber.
Notes from the sky...
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Our flight left Toronto right on time. I would highly
recommend flying Korean Air. The flight attendants were super friendly (and
beautiful!), all passengers were provided with a little travel package that
included a set of headphones, toothbrush, toothpaste and blanket and the
children were also given additional "surprise" packages. Aislinn received a little
Etch-a-Sketch to draw with, an activity book and some stickers. Jasmine was
given a cute stuffed zebra holding a fleece blanket. We had lots of leg room compared to the North American
carriers we’re used to; and each seat had its own television screen that
allowed you to choose movies, video games, listen to music or watch an
interactive satellite view of our flight. The girls watched “The Smurfs” twice
(because they could) and I managed to somehow find the movie that could make me
cry the most. I highly recommend it by the way– it’s called “The First Grader”.
Kevin and I laugh because it felt like all we did was eat the entire flight. For our first meal, we had the choice of chicken, fish, beef or a traditional Korean meal called Bibimbap. I went for the latter and wasn’t disappointed. It came with directions of how to eat it, along with a side of seaweed soup and fruit. I was proud of Jasmine, because she also decided to try it as well. She ate most of the Bibimbap and although she didn’t like it, she at least tried her seaweed soup. Another pleasant surprise was they didn’t charge for alcoholic beverages*
I’d say the highlight of our flight was being able to look out our window and see the North Pole. For miles and miles all we could see was a desert of white with hundreds of mountains. It was incredible. When we landed in Seoul, Korea we had enough time to grab a bite to eat and then jump in line to board on our next flight to Bangkok. Admittedly, this was the hardest leg of the flight. I was movied-out. I kept checking in with the flight map to see how much longer we had until we arrived. Finally I plugged my earphones in and fell asleep listening to my iPod. Kev and the girls surrendered and fell asleep, too.
*I only had a glass of wine. I know what high altitudes and alcohol can do to a person.
Kevin and I laugh because it felt like all we did was eat the entire flight. For our first meal, we had the choice of chicken, fish, beef or a traditional Korean meal called Bibimbap. I went for the latter and wasn’t disappointed. It came with directions of how to eat it, along with a side of seaweed soup and fruit. I was proud of Jasmine, because she also decided to try it as well. She ate most of the Bibimbap and although she didn’t like it, she at least tried her seaweed soup. Another pleasant surprise was they didn’t charge for alcoholic beverages*
I’d say the highlight of our flight was being able to look out our window and see the North Pole. For miles and miles all we could see was a desert of white with hundreds of mountains. It was incredible. When we landed in Seoul, Korea we had enough time to grab a bite to eat and then jump in line to board on our next flight to Bangkok. Admittedly, this was the hardest leg of the flight. I was movied-out. I kept checking in with the flight map to see how much longer we had until we arrived. Finally I plugged my earphones in and fell asleep listening to my iPod. Kev and the girls surrendered and fell asleep, too.
*I only had a glass of wine. I know what high altitudes and alcohol can do to a person.