Hi everyone! This is the Kennojus family blog, as we travel around Europe for 4 months.
On the 2nd of June, we arrived at the Tullamarine airport at 9:30 am and went through the usual hustle and bustle of the airport. As we settled down in our seats, we suddenly felt the realness of this trip that we had been planning for 5 years. That mixed with the dread that only comes from the absolute realness of the 30 hours of plane travel ahead.
After 8 hours, we stopped at Singapore airport for a stopover of 6 hours. And let me just say this, if you have to stopover anywhere, Singapore is the place to be. We boarded our plane feeling (sort of) refreshed, after meals of pho, movie theatres, free leg massages and more.
After spending 16 hours on a plane, we started to get a bit hungry and realised that we hadn’t had our two meals each that we had ordered. These, we were told, would come at the same time, 15 minutes before the plane landed. 😃
We landed in Berlin and were so exhuasted we could hardly stand up. But we did. For a long time in a queue. When we finally got to the front, the police officer behind the counter looked at us gravely and asked where we were from. Feeling a little uneasy, we answered “Australia”.
“Ah,” he said,” I’m afraid I have some bad news.” Our hearts dropped. He looked at us in all seriousness and said “We are only letting New Zealanders in.”
We were all absolutely exhausted and ready to collapse. Especially me. When we got to the hotel, I fell on the bed and slowly drifted off to the blissful embrace of sleep…”Whose ready to go sightseeing?!” Mum said brightly. We limped around Berlin for what seemed like centuries, our body clocks completely messed up. I fell asleep in about 5 different public places. When we finally got home, I was actually going to pass out, but I wasn’t allowed to sleep until 6pm. It was a struggle.
But all in all, the plane ride was rather smooth and we handled the jet lag well.
by Zara (if it’s not signed off by me it’s not me, it’s Sash)
Five Go to Europe 