Around the World (or Halfway) in 2 Days

For those of you wondering how long it really does take to get to the other side of the world, it takes about 40 hours including planes and layovers.  On the way back to Russia, we went through Asia as opposed to Europe. It really doesn't matter which way you do it.  It is STILL on the other side of the globe.  4 plane trips, including one 15 hour long one, one overnight in South Korea, one stopover in Japan, and 6 tired people later, we arrived back in Khabarovsk.  Here are a few photos documenting our journey.

In the Tokyo airport

Happy in Seoul, S. Korea

Waiting, waiting,waiting...

Jack Frost arrived!

I think today was the beginning of the Russian winter.  You would have thought it was Christmas morning around here.  The kids went to the window and looked outside.  Immediately, I heard screaming (the good kind) and "Mommy, It's snowing!"  I expected to see white stuff falling from the sky.  Instead I look out and there is a light, spotty dusting of the ground.  That didn't matter to the kids.  You have to love their enthusiasm. They were ready to gear up and make snowballs.  It was still dark at this point, as the sun doesn't rise until 8 AM.  They were half dressed for the snow within 5 minutes.   So, we all went outside and played in the playground and took pictures of their "first" dusting in Russia.  They don't know it but they are probably going to be sick of snow by the time winter is over.  It was only in the 20s, but it felt COLD.  I am positive that we were the most excited family in all of Khabarovsk this morning.  To all of our Southern Alabama friends, here are some photos of our morning.