Yes, we are finally headed off for a long awaited holiday..
I'm not quite sure if travelling with a kid is the same as having a holiday but I am determined to be flexible and enjoy this trip. Barring any illnesses though!
Packing is a nightmare. I have started to make lists of things to bring, from clothes to food to medication. Today I have started to assemble the E -kit. After surfing the net about information on travelling with toddlers it seems that I really should start packing and not leave it to the last minute. Seems like a good suggestion to bring lots of entertainment on board too. How on earth to do all that without needing an entourage to carry the gear!!
It's going to be autumn in Tokyo... wonder how cold it's going to be? We haven't bought any cold weather stuff for Madison yet; Chris wants to go there and buy stuff but I have a feeling that it may be a bad idea to not buy any here at all?
Getting there is going to be tricky. I said to fly in the day; online info seems to say that travelling at night with kids is a BAD idea and I concur. So the flight leaves at 0940, which makes it 0740 that we have to check in, which makes it what? 0700 that we leave the house? How about her breakfast? Not to even think about taking off and landing! Ice? biscuits? She's a little too small for sweets just yet...
Then we land at dinner time. Oh goodness. And it takes 90 minutes to town from the airport. With baggage! Options: Taxi (90 min ) , train (60 min) then taxi to hotel (?10-15min) or bus (?90min).... So far the train then cab seems like a better idea. At least she can walk around the train? By the time we get in it would be at bedtime for her and we still have to check in ! OMG.
I can't even imagine how we're going to cope with the bags and her. Hopefully not screaming.
So I guess the trick is to be open, calm and flexible, and let all schedules and expectations fly out of the window! It should be fun though... I have been prepping her about flying already!
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