The drive from Taraz to Almaty took 8 hours! The first half of the trip was kind of rough. The road was bumpy and icy. The second half was nice and smooth. The two drivers that took us were so nice...we stopped at a gas station to use the restroom and stretch. Then they took out a thermos of hot water and 4 porcelain tea cups for us to enjoy some hot tea. We reached Almaty about 4pm. We ate at that hotel and our coordinator came over to discuss some things. We had to wake up at 4:30 am in order to be ready and get to the airport two hours early. Our 3 flights went well. KLM has the individual screens on the back of each seat so that you can play games, watch movies, TV shows, etc. on demand. That makes the 25 total hours on the planes a little better! When we arrived at the SA airport, we were greeted by Mom and Dad A. who kindly took us straight to Chili's!!! Chips-n-salsa, chicken fajitas, and iced tea!!!!! Yipee!!!
When we checked our email after getting home, we already had an email from our coordinator in Almaty about our court date. It is either Feb. 13 or 14th, but he said we need to be in Taraz by the 12th. Of course, remember it takes 2 days to get to Almaty and another eight hours either by car or train to get to Taraz. So, we need to call our travel agent ASAP to get our flights booked! Well, it's 3:20 in the morning so I should go to bed, but we wanted to update everyone! It's also nice to upload these pictures with high-speed Internet!
This is a picture out the car window on the way to
Almaty from Taraz.
This was out the window of our plane when leaving Almaty.
Here's a few more of Caleb on our last few days with him...well certainly not our last days with him, but you know what I mean!
This is a picture they have hanging in the Baby House. We thought it was kind of cute...we don't know if it's from a nursery rhyme or fairy tale or if it's just a picture.
2 comments:
Hi there,
I am so excited for both of you and Caleb! I have been following your trip to Kazakhstan from the beginning. My husband and I are just starting the adoption process and have chosen Kazakhstan. We are really looking forward to the whole process - although it seems like such a long time.
Sharyn
Hi! We're so glad you're home and we have enjoyed your company. We have also loved all the action pictures of Caleb. He is so cute. I can't wait to hug & kiss him.
We love you.
Mom & Dad A.
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