home sweet home!?
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Still feeling a bit drowsy from the flight and of course the fact that I hadn't slept all that much, we arrived at Dubai airport and our main goal of the first couple of hours was to find a small space to lie down, which on itself isn't that easy because this must be the airport with the most bright lights I had ever seen.
As we finally came across a place where loads of other people were trying to take a nap, we joined them and as we set our alarm clock at 6 AM, we tried to sleep, but it was the hardest thing to do. At the most you can say that we led our eyes to rest till suddenly we heard that infamous invite of the imam for his muslim friends to tell them it was time to pray. We were quite awake at 5 AM in the morning and from that moment on, we just wandered some more through the airport of Dubai till it was time to have a quick breakfast.
With our tummies full, we were ready to board our plane back home and although I tried to stay awake, once we were airborn, I was just so tired that I immediately closed my eyes.
As we were already flying above Europe, there was just one more change to see the movie "Coat of Many Colors" telling a bit of the life of that beautiful singer Dolly Parton and although I tried to ignore it, I must admit that I couldn't keep my eyes dry ... it was just such an emotional but at the same time also a happy movie that I was glad to be back home and ready to see my family again.
Once back in Amsterdam, Tania's parents awaited us and it was nice to see their friendly faces again. Traveling is so much fun and I honestly couldn't live without it but as I am getting older, somehow it also brings joy seeing your family and loved ones.
As we were talking about all the things we went through the last couple of weeks over a nice hot cup of coffee and a delicious "broodje kroket", it was time to drive back home and although the roads were busy with traffic, about 2 hours later we arrived at my house and I was glad to see my parents again as well.
Later that evening we had a nice dinner and seeing my little rascals again felt so good that I was more than ready for the upcoming holidays, but knowing me, next week I am already thinking about my next big trip. That's what happens if you got bitten by the travel bug I suppose!
Posted by Ils1976 01:22 Archived in Belgium Tagged children food airport friends family plane europe asia movies Comments (2)