Werdaworld

Leaving Belarus was just as easy as getting into it. Any concern I had about trouble with the borders was unfounded. Everyone was polite at security, very serious, but always polite. Just as we were clearing security we ran into an American that we had met a few days prior and then again in another part of the city! He recognized us and invited us to join him for free drinks and food in the airport executive lounge prior to our flight. We accepted and had fun checking out the lounge and talking with our new friend Adam. I was nervous that we'd get too comfortable and miss our flight, so only stayed a half hour, but thought it was cool that he took us there. The flight from Minsk to Warsaw was very nice. We ... read more

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The flight from AMS to MSK on Belavia Air was interesting. I have never been on a plane where they have squeezed in so many seats into a small space. But what made it interesting is the flight was full of powerlifters and most of them are not small. I was seated in a middle seat and sure enough another guy the size of Carl gets seated on the other side of me. It's only a 2 hour flight but I knew I was in for a long 2 hours. It was a full flight but just before takeoff my seatmate spots an open seat in the exit row and gets permission to move quickly- thank goodness!! We were all so relieved:-). They fed us a meal which was a surprise on a short trip but ... read more

It occurred to me on the flight today that the last time I flew to/from a foreign a country it was the Netherlands and it was 30 years ago! I couldn't stop smiling when I saw the shoreline from the air. It just felt good to be coming back to Europe. The flight itself went well, the flight attendants were very good and it felt like they never quit serving us something to eat or drink for 10 hours. I was having some anxiety and was glad to get here though. Schiphol is a huge airport and it took us a while to get through passport control and gather or luggage. Interestingly, costums control consisted of walking out the door that says nothing to declare- no one even questions it. We did go through immigration ​control ... read more

Great Drive! Just love the 80 MPH speed limit... Carl's driving scares me, so day 1 I was the pilot but by day 2 he needed his manhood in tact, so I came out of the hotel to find him in the drivers seat, thankfully traffic is non-existence or light across Wyoming and he didn't want his driving privileges revoked so we had a stress free drive 😀. I've bragged before about one thing that my kids are amazing at, and that's travelling. They have been traveling their entire lives, and they are awesome. They love it too, can't wait to take them with us to Europe next time. Nana and Papa have been excited for the kids arrival for months and they were pretty happy when we got here. It's been a year since we ... read more