Here we are again, ready to pack up and leave for our summer holiday. Our girls are super excited about going on the plane , seeing Mamie and Papie and our house for the very first time.
I on the other hand dread flying. Its so long and being cramped in a cylinder with lots of other people is not my idea of fun - but it is for my girls.
For them it all starts with packing the suitcases, they want to take everything and anything. I let them do it, its their little bit of excitement and way of 'helping'. I just take it out afterwards.
Then its bye-bye Bel Air. We cross Hong Kong and go on the beautiful Tsing Ma bridge to get to Lantau Island where you'll find the airport.
Olivia loves this bridge, must be from all the civil work talk she hears from her papa.
At the airport they are psyched. All the planes makes the fact they are leaving so much more real. Here, Alex always spoils them silly and the chocolates are flowing a gogo, this lasts all of a whole 10 minutes!!
Then its running wild time in the airport and playing on and the flat, moving walkways!
I'm trying to steer them clear of all the coughing an suspicious looking people.
Pee pee time - yes my girls love using the bathrooms here in Hong Kong. Everything is atomated, which is so much more hygenic. From the atomatic door that senses your arrival, the flushing of the loo (very common , even have it in Carcasonne), the sensor soap dispensor and again to the door that opens for you on the way out!!
Our flight is very late and they'll be hyped. Once in the plane, they inspect everything. Its slippers, kiddie bags,mini toothbrush and toothpaste, little pillows and blankets, not to forget the screen remote!!
By now, I'm wishing them asleep to dodo land, but no such luck. Luckily for us they have always travelled well. Since they were wee tots, we've always moved around and done many long and short- haul flights and they are always great.
Things I always take along are :
Snacks and water.
Paracetemol - for girls and us.
Wet wipes and hand sanitizer
Books (only a few) and be prepared to read and re-read.
Pencils, paper, stickers, portable dvd player.
Zip lock bags to seal up any soiled clothes .
Olivia now takes her ipod and dsi. Whatever keeps them quiet I say!
Mathilde also loves the music, so she has Beethovens 5th symphony, as its 'just like on little einsteins' and they both love abba!
So we have them singing anything from dadada daaaa to mama mia!
Socks and a jumper, as it get chilly.
Lipbalm - cabin air is dry and nasty.
A favorite blanket, because the ones they give you on the aircraft are skimpy and thin. Mathildes takes her pink blanket everywhere.
Their doodoo or favourite soft toy.
A change for both of them as drinks usually get spilt!!
And always remember that when anyone travels with kids, we DO have to take everything but the kitchen sink.
Olivia always wants to take her own bag. One lesson I've learnt is as cute as it is seeing them pulling their Trunki, we always end up with it. So now she has a back pack and carries it from A to B.
Remember to reserve their child menu as there's nothing worse than having them nag about how the other kids have 'fun food' and they have no goodies.
Once they nodd off, sit back and enjoy a glass of wine or two!
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