travel days, part 3

at this point,we have transitioned into a new day, a new country, and a very new time zone.

this was around 3am in the morning for us, but around 10am in real time here.

we managed to get our legs in working order and walked off the plane saying goodbye to the annoyingly strange smelling lady forever! as soon as we got off, we asked a worker where our gate was because this was the only flight that didn't have the gate on the ticket. she told us which gate and we started heading towards what we thought was the right direction. 

this airport was very crowed and very busy. there are many connecting flights that come through amsterdam. we also had to go through customs at this point which is similar to the security check except more confusing and pressuring. people started to avoid our line entirely while we were unloading every wire, electronic device, and liquid we owned. i felt like lucy during the i love lucy episode where she attempted to work the assembly line at a chocolate factory and failed miserably. i couldn't figure out what was coming or going; however, i look over and see my husband is getting the pat down. like i mention previously, he always takes longer during these situations. 

after we reassembled all our belongings back into our bags, chad was explaining to me how he felt violated by the security men. 

we sat down for a moment at our crowed gate area near a man that smelt like mothballs. if you know me, then you know how much i hate that smell. i am pretty sensitive to smells in general, but this smell got to me, so i decided to walk over to the gift shop nearby.

i discovered the yummiest cookies ever made. we also saw many cute souvenirs and purchased a few for our kiddos. 

monkey and dog even checked things out.

 this is my grandmother's full name, minus the perpermunt :-) I never see this name anywhere else!

monkey and dog enjoyed looking out the window.

it wasn't long after that, we boarded our final plane for the day. it was small, but very roomy. there were many open seats and the man originally sitting next to chad moved up a row. 

we have never heard of klm before.

 they served us lunch and it was very good. the bread here is wonderful. 

we thought the packaging was cute along with the designs on the plastic cups. 

these were our sandwiches. 

at last, we could see the the land of poland beneath us!

this meant only one more airport to deal with and we could finally get some rest...or so we hoped!