Wheels Up!

Given the multiple previously cancelled trips, we waited to pack until the very end and, as I said, we both doubted we'd actually make it to departure day.  We had an afternoon flight out of Dulles to Istanbul, from where we were to connect for a very-short flight to Bucharest.  Our tour would begin and end in the Romanian capital.

We both worked on our day of departure, and we were fortunate that the airport wasn't too crazy, as we literally had about five minutes of waiting at the gate before boarding started for our flight. 

Our plane from Dulles to Istanbul.

Katherine Settling in for the flight to Istanbul.

Our flights were all on Turkish Airlines, and I was anxious/curious to see the new Istanbul Airport, which opened last year.  It is the largest single-terminal airport in the world, and it is hard to describe the size.  The Turkish Business Class lounge is VERY nice, and it was no trouble spending our two-hour layover there.  It helped, too, that we both got several hours of sleep on the first flight.  Our flight was Washington had been completely full, and we were surprised to see the same on our leg to Bucharest.  Though the flight was only an hour, we were on a large widebody A330, and again, every seat was full.

Landing in Istanbul

The new Istanbul Airport

Waiting for our connecting flight.

Bucharest Here We Come!