Getting to JFK in New York proved to be quite a pain. After a 4AM reschedule of my already cancelled flight, I figured I would be ok to get to New York. I was WRONG! Due to the cancellations and some unfortunate weather in Atlanta, I missed the second flight. I had to run to Jet Blue and shell out an additional $320 for a one way direct flight to JFK. In the end I made it to New York and enjoyed the Jet Blue flight.
Wow, this EL AL flight is LONG! Sleeping is extremely difficult. It is made drastically worse by the two twin babies who have been having a screaming competition in the row in front of me for the last 6 hours. I can already feel the difference from America. From seeing men and boys alike meeting to pray in the back of the plane, to the Israeli flight attendants speaking to me in Hebrew. Security was quite a change too. The 15 minute interrogation before I was even allowed to check in was a new experience. They asked a lot of questions about my relationship to my husband. It was not aggressive though. It was like a semi-formal conversation.
I had an aisle seat on the plane which I hate but I’m making the best of it. I couldn’t take any fly over pictures but I had some friends on the plane take a few for me. About an hour before we landed in Israel a calm came over me, a peace of sorts. It’s a great feeling knowing I’m almost home!
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