14 April 2013
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| William showed us all how easy it is to pack lightly! |
0745. 19 students, 3 teachers, lots of parents. A pretty good start...but aren't we taking 20 students? A few moments before check-in closed, Daniel graced us with his presence and all was calm in the world - except the unmissable sense of excitement in the air.
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| Posing for the obligatory group pic. |
Only half an hour late, we boarded our flight. The excitement levels shot through the roof! We all knew it was a good idea to sleep on the plane, but NO! There were movies to watch, new friends to make, and gossip to be told. In a heartbeat, 11 hours had flown by (like the pun?).
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| Smile, boys! |
Changi Airport - wow! We arrived in Terminal 3 which is the size of an international airport, all on its own. But, the swimming pool was in Terminal 1; what to do?! A group got the shuttle to Terminal 1, while others wandered Terminal 3 and managed to find some of the most inappropriately-named soft drinks in the world!
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| The Butterfly House |
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| The Koi Carp Pool |
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| The Pool in Terminal 1 |
Next stop: Paris. This really was a tale of two halves: the first flight was exuberant excitement, while this flight was sheer exhaustion. Movies and sleep dominated the flight, broken only for Singapore Airline's lovely meals. No joke here; the food was great, considering it had to be stored and heated in an A380!
15 hours later, we were in France. Pinch me, please! We were on the other side of the world, yet there was no security check and it felt like any airport, anywhere...until we walked outside! Smokers everywhere, cars on the right-hand side of the road, and listen to the language. Bienvenue!
Have fun everyone. I look forward to hearing all about it.
ReplyDeleteWhat an epic adventure! Great idea to do a blog. I'm enjoying the pics :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome Matt - keep it coming so I can see what you and the kids are up to!
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