The title of this blog is actually misleading. It should be flight to Washington D.C. then to Ireland. The accumulation of hours spent in the airport and on the plane is 21. Twenty-one hours and eight minutes. Three more hours and it would have been a day. The first plane ride was OK but an 8th grade group was traveling to Washington D.C. to instill that patriotic sense (speaking from experience). Needless to say that it was a small plane and adolescent, walking [sitting] hormones, boy crushing, ParisHiltonite talking girls were LOUD. Not to mention that they said "like" at the beginning and ending of every sentence.
But that's like fine because I like listened to Mozart on my iPod.
Dulles (pronounced dull-ist, a soft t) airport is the biggest airport that I have ever been to. I am not going to go into details about my eight hour layover because I definitely was not having a ball. I got loss twice, it was absolutely immense, and I got stuck in the area where people buy their tickets.
The Aer Lingus flight was amazing. Seats were big and comfortable. Nobody was sitting next to me so I got an extra pillow and blanket. Score! The armrest pulled up so I made a bed. The vegetarian dish was Indian food; chickpeas, rice and spinach. Also served with Tillamook cheese and crackers, cheesecake, mint chocolate, soda bread (Irish dinner) and a salad.
The plane flew over many states/countries during the night. Cities looked like molten gold over a dusty blanket. It was dusk when Aer Lingus flew down to Dublin Airport, the light pink and blue colors splattered over the sky were beautiful.
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Laine,
How lucky you were able to have your favorite Indian food. You'll have to let me know about how you do with food in Ireland. Don't forget to find out about the community gardens and public art there---TAKE PHOTOS!---not just of the gardens and art, but of everything that is interesting to you or part of your experience. This is going to be an important start to your adult life, so important to document. I am so proud of you Laine!
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