We're Here

Well, the day has finally come, and we're in Luxembourg. After an extended (and probably unhealthy) stint of not sleeping, it's safe to say we're all exhausted. The hop across the pond to Heathrow wasn't bad, we flew Virgin Atlantic and although I've never flown before, I'm under the impression it was a particularly nice airplane. In the back of each seat was a small television screen that played a wide selection of newly released movies and television shows, from some outrageous film entitled Lesbian Vampire Killers to Seven Pounds with Will Smith to the newest episodes of Family Guy. The food, however, was unfortunately not up to the same standards as the airplane, and I think it's safe to say that airline food is not my cup of tea.
The rest of the day was interesting as well; we had a three-hour layover at Heathrow where we were stuck in an area that really seemed to be a kind of international holding area for foreigners waiting for a connecting flight. Luckily for us, they accepted all major forms of currency and we were able to get some breakfast at a pretty cool restaurant, and grab a beer at a small pub. After killing some time, we boarded our next flight on BMI to Brussels, which was extremely turbulent at the beginning and much more relaxed as our altitude increased and over in less than an hour. From there, we boarded a train from the Brussels Airport to the Brussels North train station (and were yelled at in Dutch for putting our feet on the seats), and then switched and hopped another almost immediately to Luxembourg. Unfortunately, because 24 hours of unbroken conciousness is incredibly taxing, I wasn't fully awake to enjoy the beauty of the European countryside during the ride.
At the moment, it's about 8:15PM here, making it around 1:15 back home, which means it's been over 24 hours since any of us have really had a nights worth of sleep, save for short napping on either flight and the three hour train ride to Luxembourg, and I think everyone is probably equally exhausted. I will update this tomorrow, as we spend our first day out doing things that don't involve simply getting from point A to point B.

Check back soon!