Friday, April 23, 2010

Countdown before the Trip

It's Friday. On Monday - we will begin our journey.  We've completed all the preparations for the trip. All that's left to do is get a pedicure and pack. (Smile).  We leave for KCI (Kansas City International Airport) at 10:30am on Monday.  Here's our flight itinerary:

Depart:
United Airlines from KCI to Chicago at 1:45pm.
We will go thru customs so we will not have to do that again for the remainder of the trip.
Our bags will also be checked all the way thru to Chennai from KCI. (yeah!)
Arrive in Chicago at 3:11pm.

Change planes. Time between flights: 2hr 49min

United Airlines from Chicago to Brussels, Belgium departs at 6:00pm.
Arrive in Brussels at 9:20am (overnight flight).

Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 10min
Jet Airways from Brussels to Chennai, India departs at 10:30am.
Arrive in Chennai, India at 11:30pm on April 27th.

Total duration: 23 hours and 15 minutes.

Ramiah has arranged for a taxi driver to pick us up at the Chennai airport and take us to the Hotel Benz Park for a 2-night stay.  We will rest on the 28th.  Early morning on the 29th - Ramiah's friends will pick us up at the hotel to drive to his family's village (about 6 hrs south of Chennai) where we will spend the night at his parents home before attending the wedding the next day - April 30th.  I hope to have internet access at the hotels throughout the trip so I can provide onlines updates as we continue our journey.

Stay tuned and I will talk to you again from the other side of the planet!

1 comment:

  1. Hi Mom! Sorry I didn't get to call you before you left, but want to wish you guys a safe and enjoyable trip. Looks like you are enjoying life for a change and indulging yourself so have a great time and I'll talk with you when you get back.

    Love you and love you too Pammie!

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