We already wrote about the 45-hour trip, but I thought some photos were due...
Airport #1: Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India. Even though the Andamans are much closer to Thailand and Burma, they have no international terminal, so we had to fly back West a few hours to...
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Airport #2: Chennai. Indian airports are so frustrating. Not only do you have to contend with the sharp elbows of non-queue-making Indians but there're also the various stations you have to go through- but only when they let you. Each step involves something (a printed e-ticket, luggage tags, boarding passes...) getting stamped and, since you can only do them so far in advance (for example, they won't let you in the terminal more than 3 hours early for your flight, you can't check in more than 2 hours early, they don't post the gate more than a half hour early...), you never get to just sit and relax! Also, this is where Josh's bag, which had survived over ten flights and 4 months of traveling, succumbed to a baggage handler's dragging and got a bit ripped up! 
Airport #3: Singapore. Is this a department store or an airport??
Airport #3 still... trying to sleep a bit.
OK, one last Singapore shot. Our bags weren't checked beyong Singapore but we wanted to change our clothes. We also wanted to stay in the amazing transfer terminal after our 9pm arrival, but if we left to get our change of clothes, we wouldn't be able to check in until 3am. So... we were told we could just leave them and find them in the morning. Sure enough, after a night in the Singapore airport, we went through immigration to a completely deserted baggage claim area and there sat our bags- all alone on the floor!
Airport #4: Tokyo (we forgot to take one INSIDE the airport except for the photo below...) Also, did you know it's over SEVEN hours from Singapore to Tokyo?? That's on top of the 11+ flight from Tokyo to the USA! Good thing our butts are well-accustomed to long-distance travel!
Airport #4: Tokyo. I had read about these toilets that would play a flushing sound for shy Japanese pee-ers, but I didn't realize how funny they would be to see in person!
Airport #5: Detroit. Finally! The USA!! (we got taco bell...)
Airport #6: Grand Rapids, Michigan! Home! We were picked up by my mom, sister, and her kids. Here are Ian, Lucas, and Kendra (Gavin was feeling shy).
And the aftermath...
Airport #1: Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India. Even though the Andamans are much closer to Thailand and Burma, they have no international terminal, so we had to fly back West a few hours to...Read the rest...
Airport #2: Chennai. Indian airports are so frustrating. Not only do you have to contend with the sharp elbows of non-queue-making Indians but there're also the various stations you have to go through- but only when they let you. Each step involves something (a printed e-ticket, luggage tags, boarding passes...) getting stamped and, since you can only do them so far in advance (for example, they won't let you in the terminal more than 3 hours early for your flight, you can't check in more than 2 hours early, they don't post the gate more than a half hour early...), you never get to just sit and relax! Also, this is where Josh's bag, which had survived over ten flights and 4 months of traveling, succumbed to a baggage handler's dragging and got a bit ripped up! 
Airport #3: Singapore. Is this a department store or an airport??
Airport #3 still... trying to sleep a bit.
OK, one last Singapore shot. Our bags weren't checked beyong Singapore but we wanted to change our clothes. We also wanted to stay in the amazing transfer terminal after our 9pm arrival, but if we left to get our change of clothes, we wouldn't be able to check in until 3am. So... we were told we could just leave them and find them in the morning. Sure enough, after a night in the Singapore airport, we went through immigration to a completely deserted baggage claim area and there sat our bags- all alone on the floor!Airport #4: Tokyo (we forgot to take one INSIDE the airport except for the photo below...) Also, did you know it's over SEVEN hours from Singapore to Tokyo?? That's on top of the 11+ flight from Tokyo to the USA! Good thing our butts are well-accustomed to long-distance travel!
Airport #4: Tokyo. I had read about these toilets that would play a flushing sound for shy Japanese pee-ers, but I didn't realize how funny they would be to see in person!
Airport #5: Detroit. Finally! The USA!! (we got taco bell...)
Airport #6: Grand Rapids, Michigan! Home! We were picked up by my mom, sister, and her kids. Here are Ian, Lucas, and Kendra (Gavin was feeling shy).
And the aftermath...
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Ah, the welcoming sight of the Grand Rapids airport. Although I no longer live in Michigan, I always feel like I've come home when I go to that airport.
What an amazing experience! Thanks for sharing. You can see what I have been up to (or at least my kids) at joyvanr.blogspot.com
Joy (Nunn) VanR.
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