Take-off!

This blog will outline our adventures while in Germany and Greece from July 24th to August 15th.

Our first adventure happened at the Toronto airport. We checked in with 2 suitcases because we wanted to travel light, but were told that it would cost us an extra $350 because we were over the weight limit. We discovered that we were allowed to bring up to 6 suitcases, but that each case had to be under the weight limit. Luckily we had packed an empty bag within our suitcases for souvenirs, so we quickly pulled it out and repacked our bags to be in under the limit. There was no way we were going to pay that kind of money at the beginning of our trip!

Overall, the flight was a good one and uneventful. Oliver felt like he was a pretzel in economy but was a good sport about it all. He definitely prefers flying first class!
The girls loved being able to have their own media player and selected movies from Alice in Wonderland to How to Train your Dragon. We all tried to sleep, but with the noise and upcoming excitement, none of us got a wink!

Remarks

Oliver
Customs went well – very smooth overall – “Up in the Air” and all of his own travelling experiences certainly helped us get through quickly and efficiently (Never get behind a family at airport security...)

Mik
I liked watching the movie, How to Train your Dragon, because it's an exciting movie
The flight was fun because we got to eat and sleep on the plane.

Zoe
I liked watching tv because it had Alice in Wonderland – because it was like a dream! I also liked the food on the plane, except the spinach in my noodles.