A 12 hour flight

So a few of my friends were wondering how the heck we went to Europe for two weeks with a one year old. It was a lot easier than you would think! It helps that Estela is a pretty easy baby and almost always happy. 

Before our flight we ran to the 99 cent store (the name is deceiving because of the ridiculously high taxes: nothing is really only 99 cents) to pick up some flash cards and other things to keep Estela occupied. Thank heavens for all the suggestions I received! They were great!

Right before we got to our gates, TSA decided to check every nook and cranny of our bags and take our deodorant, toothpaste, hair product, hand sanitizer, and makeup. I was mad but luckily Dan smuggled some hand sanitizer with him. Good thing they took my makeup because I totally had a bomb in my bare minerals foundation. ugh. Idiots.

The 12 hour flight was so easy. When you are traveling with a baby they give you the area with a ton of leg room. Estela had a blast picking up all the cards we put on the floor over and over again and playing with the 8 month old baby next to us who was, of course, bigger than she was. The rest of the time she just slept. 

In Russia Estela walked around the airport stopping to smile and wave hello to everyone who paid attention to her while I trailed behind. The asians in particular loved her. 

After a short layover in Russia, we had a four hour plane ride to Barcelona... That plane ride was a bit different. Estela screamed for the first 10 minutes because she was constipated. The plane hadn't even taken off and we were getting all sorts of glares. As soon as she defecated, she slept the whole ride. 

Um sorry if this is boring... I promise my next post will be better. This is more of a journal entry. 

When we arrived in Spain it was close to 11 on Sunday night and we were exhausted. Shortly after we arrived at the hotel, we found out that customer service doesn't exist in Spain. Dan asked if they could set up a pack and play (baby cot if you are European) and they acted as if we were really putting them out. It was weird. They made a big deal about it and then brought a slightly broken baby cot to our room 10 minutes later. We crashed right after only to be woken 3 hours later to our lovely, little, confused at what time it was daughter.

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