Two staircases
I don't think we've been on a plane that boarded and deplaned with two stairways.
Photos!
Everyone got off the plane and started taking pictures.
Ivalo
Ivalo is 250km (about 156 miles) north of the Arctic Circle.
Landed!
Oh boy! It looks cold!
Airport breakfast!
Breakfast of champions while waiting at the gate: muffins and water!
Replacement toothpaste
We got up SUPER early and caught a cab to the airport. The guy at the front desk asked us, "How was your night in prison?" LOL!! So, we couldn't find our toothpaste. It seemed like a weird thing to leave behind since we pack as we use things but, it wasn't there. Luckily there was a pharmacy at the airport and they sold full tubes of toothpaste!
Rainy
Cold and rainy in London.
Day 2: Finally here!
We finally arrived at the Madrid Airport. After, I swear, walking five miles through the airport we got our rental car, got a scary letter about gangs hijacking rental cars and we headed out!
Half hour later
People were restless and already saying they were lying to us. It was just confusing why they lied. It's not like people haven't been toldabout mechanical problems.
On and then off
We boarded the plane and then they said they hadn't searched the whole plane before boarding. For security reasons, we had to get off.
Cool River
We had dinner at Cool River while waiting for our flight.
Trip selfie!
Day 1! To the airport! The first selfie of the trip on the way to the airport wearing my fabulous new sunglasses. They remind me of Dynasty.
Nice hotel pic
Great shot of the hotel!
Nice pic!
Good photo of the plane with the hotel and the palm tree!
Douglas DC-3
Before we went to dinner we had to go check out this Douglas DC-3 airplane that was in front of the hotel.
At the airport
You can see in this shot how close the runway is to the hotel.
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Runway
A couple of more planes parked down the runway.
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Plane
We saw a few planes land and the people either got in to a parked car and left or they went in to our hotel. Neat!