Jason and I woke up at Saturday morning at 3am Bulgaria time (Friday night at 8pm EST. We took a cab to the Varna, Bulgaria airport and checked into our flight to Budapest, Hungary. Once we arrived in Budapest, we had a 6 hour layover until our flight left for JFK. What did we do in those 6 hours might you ask......?
Because it was 6am Budapest time, we both crashed on rows of seats in the gate waiting area. I always wondered why people fell asleep on the benches in airports....now I have become one of those people. Jason set his alarm to wake us at 9am because the American Airlines desk opened at that time, and he wanted to make sure we got exit row seats for the 9 hour flight to JFK. Leg room is very important to Jason. :) After that, we roamed the small airport, got something to eat, and grabbed some snacks for the flight. At a little before noon, we boarded our flight to JFK.
The flight was uneventful, for the most part. We watched a movie, had some lunch, and watched some NBC TV shows. Then, the flight attendant came on the loudspeaker asking for a licensed medical professional. Someone "had fallen ill" on the aircraft. Jason was gone for a short while tending to a passenger with belly pain. I just kept picturing us having to re-route somewhere to land and take care of this person. I certainly didn't want to do that, and even though we haven't received any bad reports from my parents about the kids, I'm sure my mom is looking forward to us making it home tonight. :)
After the medical incident, we still had 3 hours left in our flight. Another movie and a nap later, we finally made our descent into JFK. We were so happy to be back on US soil!
Now we just have one more leg of our trip to go. We're sitting in the airport until our flight leaves for RDU at 7pm. I'm sure our blog will remain quiet for a while until we receive news that we can travel again. We'll be sure to update it as get more information. Thanks again for following us on this journey!
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