The departure and arrival

 As it was the school summer holiday season, there was rampant news about the mayhem in airports. There was news of baggage loss, of flights being late or cancelled and all other sorts of madness. We were filled with trepidation regarding our travel. 

We booked our airport drop to get us there 3 hours prior to the check in start time. We reached 40 minutes ahead of schedule. We were not allowed to enter the airport till the desks opened. There were various other groups of passengers who were corralled to wait for their time to enter the airport. It was a bit annoying for the kids to stand there doing nothing but observing other passengers. But it was a very interesting occupation for me :) I simply loved it, noticing the expressions, clothes, luggage of other air travellers :) 

Finally we were called in to enter the airport. And I must say, there was absolutely no sign of crowd or chaos. People went in in an orderly fashion to their respective airline desks and got check-in done. The security check-in was supremely smooth as well. The kids were running down the lanes and the check-in was done well in advance. We had time to buy coffee, buy books and even read them! 

We were to fly with Iceland Air. And I must recommend them especially if travelling with kids. They treated kids like royalty. They were given a welcome bag, meals and earphone to watch the in flight entertainment ( adults had to buy earphones!) The kids had an amazing time on the flight and the time just flew. 

Once we landed, as usual the baggage collection was very smooth too. We had booked an airport transfer to take us from the airport to the hotel. But before that food! K stumbled upon a shop which did gorgeous pizzas! The pizzas were delectable! And so was the coffee! The salads seemed amazingly tempting, but we decided to give them a miss for a later day. Our travel to Kopavagur to the hotel was super scenic. Iceland just spread out like a wonder in front of our eyes. As we reached our hotel, we just plopped on bed and enjoyed the comfort of our beautiful room while looking forward to the days ahead :)