Things are Looking Up...

After an unanticipated 17.5 hour layover in Gander, we finally got a plane out... DarlingRoomie and I nearly succeeded in getting on an Air Force transport plane. We made it through the security headcount and across the tarmac... as we started up the stairs, someone finally asked us if we really wanted to go to Afghanistan. I submitted a counter offer for Ali Air Base, Iraq, but I was denied...

After 34 total hours in transit, culminating in a taxi tour of the entire city (there was some confusion about the address), we found ourselves at BigSis's house. Yay! Her adorable flat is right on a canal, and we saw a tug boat pulling a giant floating house up the canal and under the draw bridge...

It is cold and snowy and the city is decorated in greenery and colored lights... riding the trams and watching the people running their erands... it really feels like Christmas!

Gelukkig kerstfeest!