Seychelles to Birmingham-We’re here!!!
It’s travel day!!! Obligatory airport selfie shot
As I’m writing this we are about an hour into our flight (6 hours to go!) from Dubai so we successfully completed Arthur’s first commercial flight (Seychelles to Dubai!)
The first flight was around 4.5 hours long and I have been nothing but impressed. Arthur has been so adaptable so far. He’s definitely having an adventure.
The Emirates staff have been so wonderful. He’s had lots of attention and the food he’s been getting has been fantastic. He’s even had some cuddly toys and his own special blanket to keep. I’ve also been given a baby changing pack with wipes, a bib, baby lotion, nappy bin and a little matt to put on the change table….I think this is brilliant. Will be great for taking out and about with us too.
We’ve been lucky with both of these flights that there has been loads of empty seats, and we have had a whole row to ourselves on both flights making things a lot easier for us.
Perhaps the best bit is that on this plane they are showing Frozen…..guaranteed quiet for a while yippee! Arthur won’t keep the headphones on but he’s got them near enough that he can hear.
Anyway this isn’t meant to be a plug for Emirates but I really have been impressed so far!
The two hour stop in Dubai was just the right amount of time to get our first McDonald’s in 2 years!! Arthur had a chicken nugget (bad mama!) he wasn’t very hungry so didn’t eat much but he definitely loved it (who wouldn’t!?)
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I took a break, so now we are in the UK hurrah!!! I can confirm that the rest of the flight was absolutely fine! I am so proud of how good Arthur was and happy to sit still for all that time.
He slept for about an hour on both flights. The last hour to Birmingham he got a bit ratty as he wanted to sleep but there was lots of announcements from the pilot that kept waking him up.
We got back to Marks parents’ house and did his usual bed time routine although at about 9:30 (00:30 our time!) he went to sleep really quickly…..
….unfortunately he woke up at 03:30 and was very very awake and ready to play.
Anyway we are here, safe and sound and that’s the main thing! We are freezing going to have to buy some more warm stuff!
I’m going to stop here, I fear this may be very ramble-y apologies for that I’m very tired. Luckily I’ll be able to fuel myself on STARBUCKS woooohooooo!!
And here’s me thinking how hot it is in Birmingham!! So glad you’ve arrived safely and all is well. Enjoy your time back in the UK and take advantage of everything you can whilst you can 🙂
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Welcome home! Hope you get Arthur settled quickly into a routine. Enjoy your time with family & friends xx #sharewithme
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Hurray, well done to all of you! I’m SO impressed at the things Emirates did for you, sounds fab! It’s not always like that, believe me: last year we flew to the States with American Airlines and they went out their way to make us feel BAD about taking a baby on a plane…
But anyway, welcome home! It’s hilarious you’re cold – we are going to be exactly the same in a few days! xxx
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Great post, so glad it went well for you and that they showed Frozen on board – woohoo! We have flown Emirates before going to Australia and they are so great with children, and can’t do enough for you, hope you had a great holiday, but I have to say where you live looks like paradise to me! 🙂 #sharewithme
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Oh yay so glad he was a good boy for you. Sounds like really lovely attention to detail from them, makes all the difference.
Hope you’re not too tired lovely. Have a gorgeous time xx
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Eeeeeek you’re in the UK!! We’re in the same country! That is hugely exciting!! x
Welcome!! Can’t wait to see you guys, I’m heading up on Saturday. =)
Argh…you are so close to my home now?! only about half an. Hour away. I am so so so so so jealous! Have the best time though! I am glad the flight was good and I hope he jet leg is sorted soon xxx
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Glad you had a smooth problem free journey after your worries about it, welcome back to Blighty. Have a lovely holiday #sharewithme
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Welcome back!! It sounds like a very good journey and I love Emirates too. They’re always brilliant at what they do. Hope you have a lovely break!
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Happy to hear that your flights went so well! Emirates really is impressive, and whenever possible, we try to travel with them.
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It’s great that you had such a good flight and I hope you have a lovely time. If you think it’s cold here now then don’t visit in the winter, you’d freeze! 😉
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It’s great that you had such a good flight and I hope you have a lovely time. If you think it’s cold here now then don’t visit in the winter, you’d freeze! 😉 #PoCoLo
aww very glad to hear that the journey went so well! Sounds like Arthur was such a star, and the Emirates flights sound fab 🙂 hope you have a wonderful time and the time difference doesn’t cause too many problems! #pocolo
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Hurray you are home visiting and I am so glad it all went so great traveling over. Time change is hard but a few days and he will be right as rain. So cute love all the photos traveling too. I hope you are enjoying every second of it all too. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me #sharewithme
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Emirates has really good reviews! I am so happy that your flight is awesome. These news on TV about all the plane tragedies is getting to me. Have fun =) #pocolo
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Yay! You made it!! Hope you have a great time in the UK 🙂
It is not easy travelling with children at the best of times – it sounds like Arthur was so good for you 🙂 Have a great break and thank you for linking to PoCoLo 🙂 x
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Sounds like a fab flight- hope you have a wonderful holiday! x x x
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Yay, to being home and sounds like Arthur was a little star on the flights. A chicken nugget from Mcdonalds never hurt anyone 😉 xxx
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How amazing that your flights went so well, don’t worry about those McNuggets, I’m sure his little system can handle it. Can’t wait to hear about the rest of your trip.
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