Finally in Almaty
We actually made it out of Uralsk and are now in Almaty....it was quite a trip. The snow at the apartment had stopped, but as we neared the airport, it started up again. Oh, I forgot to mention that our flight had been delayed.....they were picking us up at 1 AM to leave at 3 AM. So we're driving in a small blizzard type conditions in the dark with Krysta. I was nervous about how they were going to clear the runway of the snow there in Uralsk. It's a small airport and you walk across the runway to the airport. It was below 32 degrees and windy.
-We did get to meet the 3 new couples that were coming into Uralsk and gave them a quick rundown on what to expect. A couple quick goodbyes to our drivers and interpreters and they were off to take care of the new couples that were starting their journey in the cold (they left 70 degree weather in Almaty).
The only good thing about boarding in Uralsk was that they allow women with children to go first (but we still stood outside at the bottom of the stairs while we waited for the clerk to clear something). We had one stop after a 40 minute flight, and we had to get off the plane. Not sure why we got off since it was a short flight. We went into a building with no heat for about 45 minutes, then went back onto the plane (it was colder out now). Now we had a 2 1/2 hour flight to Almaty. It is now 4:15 AM and Krysta is doing very good during her first plane rides. She slept during take off and landing and most of the first leg of our trip. During the 2nd leg, she slept at the beginning then woke up for some juice and was pretty happy throughout the trip. At about 6 AM, they served us food - our choices were fish or beef (for breakfast?). I had to eat something so I got the beef and ate some roll, veggies and danish. Eileen is still sick so she didn't eat. I was eating while Krysta was asleep in my lap - kind of hard to do. The Snugli came in VERY handy for carrying her while in the airport and onto the plane.
We arrived in Almaty at 10 Am their time (8 AM Uralsk time). Krysta was way off schedule now since we were going to wait til we got to the apartment to feed her. When we met the driver and interpreter, we were informed we had to go to the office to sign some paperwork first. We were, and still are, tired!!! We couldn't really go to sleep before our flight and had been up for over 36 hours by now. So we went to the office and signed a bunch of paperwork. Three other couples came into the office to sign paperwork, so the office was full of kids. Good thing they had people there to take the kids and keep them happy while we did our p/w.
Now off to our apartment in Almaty - 3rd floor apt that makes our apt in Uralsk look like the YMCA. This apt is soooo nice, with nice hardwood floors, a nice crib with a couch in her room as well, a stroller, a TV in the kitchen and the living room has leather seats and a flat screen TV with great reception and English channels. Oh, and the best thing for us right now is a HOT shower!!! That helped to wake us up. Krysta is in a very good mood for a baby that has traveled such as she did. She is hungry and happy. So it is time to feed her - then we will explore the neighborhood since it is 60 degrees outside.
-We did get to meet the 3 new couples that were coming into Uralsk and gave them a quick rundown on what to expect. A couple quick goodbyes to our drivers and interpreters and they were off to take care of the new couples that were starting their journey in the cold (they left 70 degree weather in Almaty).
The only good thing about boarding in Uralsk was that they allow women with children to go first (but we still stood outside at the bottom of the stairs while we waited for the clerk to clear something). We had one stop after a 40 minute flight, and we had to get off the plane. Not sure why we got off since it was a short flight. We went into a building with no heat for about 45 minutes, then went back onto the plane (it was colder out now). Now we had a 2 1/2 hour flight to Almaty. It is now 4:15 AM and Krysta is doing very good during her first plane rides. She slept during take off and landing and most of the first leg of our trip. During the 2nd leg, she slept at the beginning then woke up for some juice and was pretty happy throughout the trip. At about 6 AM, they served us food - our choices were fish or beef (for breakfast?). I had to eat something so I got the beef and ate some roll, veggies and danish. Eileen is still sick so she didn't eat. I was eating while Krysta was asleep in my lap - kind of hard to do. The Snugli came in VERY handy for carrying her while in the airport and onto the plane.
We arrived in Almaty at 10 Am their time (8 AM Uralsk time). Krysta was way off schedule now since we were going to wait til we got to the apartment to feed her. When we met the driver and interpreter, we were informed we had to go to the office to sign some paperwork first. We were, and still are, tired!!! We couldn't really go to sleep before our flight and had been up for over 36 hours by now. So we went to the office and signed a bunch of paperwork. Three other couples came into the office to sign paperwork, so the office was full of kids. Good thing they had people there to take the kids and keep them happy while we did our p/w.
Now off to our apartment in Almaty - 3rd floor apt that makes our apt in Uralsk look like the YMCA. This apt is soooo nice, with nice hardwood floors, a nice crib with a couch in her room as well, a stroller, a TV in the kitchen and the living room has leather seats and a flat screen TV with great reception and English channels. Oh, and the best thing for us right now is a HOT shower!!! That helped to wake us up. Krysta is in a very good mood for a baby that has traveled such as she did. She is hungry and happy. So it is time to feed her - then we will explore the neighborhood since it is 60 degrees outside.
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