We woke up very early, and sadly had a rushed goodbye with Maarten and Yvonne who had been so lovely to get up with us before the crack of dawn. Lindsay and I caught a train to Arnhem, and from Arnhem a train to Frankfurt. From the train we could see snow on the fields in a random German town.
We got to Frankfurt 8 hours before our flight due to train dumbness. Long story short, there were no seats available for later trains.
On our last day of backpacking I realised we had no photos of me with my backpack on!
so here you go, me, the half asleep packhorse.
We got on the plane at Frankfurt and pretty much went straight to sleep. We woke up in Seoul, South Korea. The first thing on the agenda was Sushi.
Yum and only about $15!
Seoul is the best airport I have ever been to. They have free wifi, benches that are comfortable and you can stretch out on and free cultural activities. I made lanterns, did screen printing and watched cultural performances!
We got on another plane after 8 hours in Seoul. I was having so much fun the 8 hours whizzed by.
It was quite exciting as the little map told us we were getting closer to Australia. We watched the sun start to come up.
The sky started out pitch black, and then colours started appearing. At first you would wonder if you imagined it. It was stunning watching the sky evolve into colours. I might have cried…. I was so sad to be leaving my wonderful relatives in Holland and yet happy to be going home.
Walking out of immigration and customs into the arrivals hall is always so exciting. Seeing our parents for the first time in months was great. It felt so normal. It felt like we had only been gone 2 days.
Then the jet-lag kicked in. We had gone back to Berowra for a BBQ. I was lying on the ground hugging Sasha laughing hysterically telling everyone I wanted their attention. I think I made everyone a little nervous.
In the afternoon Lindsay went for an hour long nap. I went to wake him and somehow managed to fall asleep next to him. A very nervous Jacob woke us up a few hours later.
And so. The End of our backpacking adventure. It took we a while but its all here for you to enjoy. And for Lindsay and I its back to normal* life.
*not normal people’s normal.
