These sisters ๐ง๐ง๐ป love ๐ their Momma ๐ฉ and will miss her!
Family ๐ธclick! Saying goodbye and receiving well wishes ๐๐ปfor safe travels and lots of adventures!
Uber ๐ Amy gives the sisters ๐ง๐ง๐ป a lift to the Denver International Airport! โ๏ธ
Sisters ๐ง๐ง๐ป have been dropped off for checking in at Lufthansa. Yup, Staci is the sister that insists on arriving at the airport early! โ
Got Passport? ๐ Will travel! ๐งณ
Staci demonstrating to Shadonna WHY we arrive at the airport early. Staciโs bag was selected for detailed inspection ๐ by the Transportation Security Administration. ๐
Sisters ๐ง๐ง๐ป sharing the last Colorado meal they will have for 2 weeks. ๐๐
Wheels up ๐ซ Denver International Airport 9 January, 2020 at โ 16:00! Big sister ๐ง๐ปgets the window seat ๐บ on the first hop!
The first leg of the flight is approximately 11 hours. โณ Sisters ๐ง๐ง๐ป waved ๐ at Abdul, Bianka and the girls as they flew ๐ชover London.
Lufthansa had a video camera ๐น so we were able to โwatchโ our plane land๐ฌ from underneath!
A 2 hour layover provided plenty of time for stretching our legs ๐ฆต in the Munich Airport.
A German breakfast๐ณ and coffee โ is available at the Sissi and Franz restaurant
Staci taking a ๐ธ with the Emperor ๐ Franz and Empress Elisabeth โSissiโ
This IS a German breakfast! ๐The breads ๐ฅ were dense and the meat was plenty! ๐ฅ
Wheels up ๐ซ in Munich! Little sister ๐ง๐ป gets a turn at the window seat ๐บ on the last hop! Approximately 7.5 hours to touchdown ๐ฌ in Delhi.
Lufthansa served dinner. Looks like a sandwichโฆ was served it with ketchup, so Shadonna squirted it on!
The package label is Soft Dough Paneer Adraki so guessing that means "cheese ๐ง sandwich." ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Silence falls over the cabin as our flight map reminds us of the the recent decisions of the USA and Iran leaders that led to the death of so many people near Tehran.
The power ๐ชof +20 MILLION people. Our first look at Delhi is by lights ๐ก๐ก literally as far as we can see outside of BOTH sides of the plane. ๐ก๐ก๐ซ๐ก๐ก
Touchdown ๐ฌ New Delhi Airport! We left the USA on 9 January 2020 at 16:00 we arrived in India on 11 January 2020 at 00:30. Where did 10 January go? It was missed! ๐
We are SO excited and take our first click ๐ท when we see "Welcome to India" sign!
"Expressive India" is the theme that met us at the Delhi aiport. All classical Indian dance forms and yoga uses mudras [hand gestures]. The mudras have meanings, like a common vocabulary in the hands and fingers. Read about the the hast-mudra on the Delhi Magic blog.
Canโt read Hindi? NO PROBLEM. India has ensured that foreigners understand which washroom๐ฝ is correct! ๐บ๐น
We had a few struggles to find our driver. The first struggle was inside the terminal so we took a click ๐ท to demonstrate what WE looked like so he could find us.
The Taxi ๐ bay is ready to transport! Just outside the terminal door there are HUNDREDS of drivers & family & friends meeting guests. In India - without a ticket ๐ซ - a person is NOT allowed into the airport building.
New Delhi Metro Rail Station ๐ is one of the many ways to be transported to the city. Transportation in Delhi is not unlike any other city, in-fact we learned that in India there are a LOT of ways, like rickshaw, to get around that we have NOT seen used before! ๐บ
We were thankful that our driver, Anmol, was able to locate us. It is around 01:30 local time ๐ and this airport is crowded with people!
The Delhi airport built Indiaโs tallest artificial Christmas ๐ Tree to welcome visitors to the city. The tree stands at 30 meters (101 feet).
After stopping at the pharmacy to get us some toothpaste๐ฆทAnmol delivered us to the Hotel Signature Grand ๐จ where we would lock ๐ down for a night of rest. ๐๏ธ
A quick tour of our ๐จ room - our home for the next 5 days - in the Hotel Signature Grand.
The sisters ๐ง๐ง๐ป catch some ๐ค because they have FINALLY made it to India. Tomorrow, let the adventures begin!