Friday, July 29, 2011

Hong Kong

A photo of us in the Hong Kong airport

So, our adventure begins! We've arrived in Hong Kong hungry, tired, jet lagged, and EXCITED. We are waiting for our transfer to Hanoi and decided to fuel our starved internet addictions by writing a blog post. This was the first flight for either of us that went into double digits hour-wise, sixteen to be exact. We were both gearing up for the worst - babies crying, being sandwiched between an unbathed red-eye cowboy, sandpapery mouths as they dispense our paltry water allotment from an eye dropper - but NO! It was actually pretty painless (and dare I say, mildly entertaining?). The seats were plush and roomy, there were monitors on the backs of the seats loaded with the newest movies (and classics too, who would've imagined watching 'The Usual Suspects' on a Chinese airline?) and TV shows, and the meals were actually palatable.

We (Sara) unfortunately packed the camera in the luggage, so it's ixnay on all of the ultra-exciting airport photos (I'm sure you're all crying in despair). The airport is totally uninteresting and sterile feeling anyway... but the one shining monument, the one glorious idol of hope and prosperity is here, only a ten mere feet away. I'm talking, of course, of the Green and White, the magnificent lady enchantress who beckons forth with her intoxicating, aromatic blend... I mean, aw shucks, there's a freakin' STARBUCKS! And with that, I'm off to get my fix, a good old fashioned large coffee (I still don't know the Starbucks sizes) with cream.

Until next time,
Mike

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Uh oh, I think I am in trouble...


Crossing streets in Hanoi, I might be a little bit out of my depth! I don't think I will be trying out a scooter on my own for quite some time!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Flights, packing, moving

First of all, this is a joint blog so we will make sure to sign at the bottom so you know which of the two of us are posting! This is Sara by the way :)

I cannot believe that we are leaving on the 29th of July! It is all happening so fast, we have less than two weeks to pack my room in Yonkers, move my things to philly, pack everything we will need, see our friends and family, and all of this while working one last week for the wonderful family I have been nannying for.


The two of us on our first trip together - Barcelona, Spain
Our plan is to have Mike do a crazy run back to Philly mid week with most of my things, then come Friday when I am done working we will pack everything else and then completely clear out of my room in Yonkers. Then we have to get him all ready to go..

Its going to be a crazy two weeks getting ready, wish us luck!

Sara