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03/04/06 - fatigue of the journey

The morning after our arrival, we were a bit tired because of jet lag, and gastrointestinal   our eldest daughter. Rising, the sun is already with return, he gets up at 6:00 in the morning and sets at 18:00 at night. Therefore it is necessary that we put ourselves in their schedule, for now it's a bit hard, we'll see later. First day to unpack and settle all our affairs, and get our bearings. And in the evening, my husband gave his first course in France 3D Internet, because he is a professor at a university in Lyon (France).

02/04/06 - Arrive in Brisbane

It is 6:30 in the morning it's very nice that we will offer relief to hearts as we land with heavy boots and heavy winter coats. We arrive in the terminal of Brisbane Airport in Australia ,   over an hour to reach the tail portion of the police, everything is normal small pad on the passport and then we go, that's it we are on Australian soil, but it's not over we get our things that were in the hold. Arrivée à Brisbane No worries we are heading for treadmills and then recover a little waiting to clear customs. Finally our turn comes, the canteens are open with our authorization to explain a knife that was in it, as we dive was our knife   pick up some   crustaceans, and here we close our canteens and direction output, it is 8:30 in the morning and we find the parents of my husband, and can not believe that we are there, it's the same for us. For a trip like this we have prepared a few years, and two aircraft and very   tired we are in Australia. Hello. After the reunion, we headed to the van of my stepfather, only canteens and bags are returned to it, and we took a taxi towards cleveland. Friendly city with palm trees and flowers all colors. Those who know a little Spanish Australia are similar to the Costa Brava or Costa Del Sol. I was in Spain when I was little, it was my first impression, plenty of sunshine, the people very friendly and courteous. Short walk around the center, many stores, it was like the United States, everything is great and the people are the size of their country.   Which   surprised us is that the food like "dirty food" is much less expensive against the vegetables are more expensive than at home. We did some shopping and then we got into a bus   take a barge to us   Makleay brought to Iceland, where my stepfather lived. It is here we are! One of the neighbors of my father in law was waiting with an Australian flag, and that read "welcome in Australia," we thought it was super nice. After we joined the house, or a spectacular opening to us, on either side of the road houses on stilts with well maintained gardens, pine trees and flowers of beautiful colors as well all kinds birds, which come of themselves to the balcony. Here for our arrival.

01/04/06 - Airport singapore

aeroport singapour After that first night the lift is hard, it's not easy to sleep on a plane, there is always noise. After a brief cleaning the bathroom, our first breakfast (sausage, bacon, omelette, tea or coffee with orange juice and a cookie). Landing in Singapore at 9:00 am French time, when it was 5:00 p.m. in the afternoon, in fact, the day Saturday was non-existent for us (as in some film X-FILES). The weather is rainy, but it is very hot , it changes us from e France. And here we are in the airport for four hours waiting, we took the opportunity to shop, send some

e-mails to family members and friends, to freshen up and change to eat a small snack (imperial pie). Then approaching the time we headed once again to our boat, the last plane to Brisbane, it is 9:00 p.m. local time. Here we are a little stressed out because our dream is coming to an end and we get not   do. Even a meal on board, one night but it was short as three little babies who could not sleep, we have to break the ears all night. After 9h000 flight and after breakfast the other aircraft landed at the airport in Brisbane. Here we are very tired and excited, but it's not over ....

31/03/06 - Departure from the airport of lyon

Last day of Bron (Lyon), spring cleaning of the apartment, the last tour on the market that Bron has led us to a pizzeria, we ate a pizza reblochon I think this will be the last.

Goodbye to a neighbor and we went to the airport is 3:00 p.m. ET embarks us around 19:30, the time we would have had to look very long but not at all. Arrived at the baggage check we had some fears, our canteens exceeded 2kg weight allowed is 32 kg .. There were a total of 3 ... ... .. The airline British Airways has provided us with bags   to reduce the weight of the canteens. We ended up with three meals each claimed the 32kg, plus our four suitcases and allowed 5 bags of British, we were real donkeys.

Meanwhile, there was an alert, baggage remained all alone on a bench, so the police came and clearance. After these inconveniences, this time it Here we go again, canteens go in the hold of the plane and we go through customs, baggage searched, I thought everything was OK and not   After passing   the metal detector, I searched and did so. I kept my fleece was thick enough, they may have thought I hid something ... the Police Department, checking passports and boarding for the first flight to London.

The girls are excited for the first time they fly. It should compter1 hour and a half away. It went well, and girls have a good laugh, they took it for a game landing in London, we have 20 minutes to resume the second plane our flight to Singapore, that's racing with all the luggage. We pass by the controls, to our surprise, the English customs have helped us with our load. It is 9:30 p.m. ET we are back in another plane to spend 12 hours in a row. First time for me as I sat in a 747 Boieng, truly exceptional, super class and spacious. Storage of luggage, we take our seats and the plane starts to take off, reached its cruising altitude, then we can relax. A few minutes later, the stewards bring us our first meal, I do not know what was but the plates were emptied after the feast we put in a position to sleep (note that it gives us coverage , sock, and an eye mask and a toothbrush ...) while watching TV or listening to music. At this point we desired a good night.   And 12 o'clock flight.

 

 

30/03/06 - Last day in France

dernier pdj sur lyon The penultimate day in France the weather is rainy, we are all excited to go, after all the administrative paper to do in France, and all the steps to the left and right we are ready to change their lives. It is also the last day   school for fillesNatasha and Anastasia, the last goodbye to friends, both girls had the right to organize a tea with the teachers and exchange addresses with their friend (s). There were tears in the class of Anastasia. Her boyfriend had a great sorrow, he offered a small gift. Arriving at night was the last in France, we had nothing in the apartment, just enough to sleep, the mattress on the floor on the floor.

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