Transit in LA... 13hrs flight to go!

The first day of my glitteriffic adventure had been a long one! It has been alot of traveling, and the way down to Auckland (after only 40min of sleep) started at 7am CET Friday the 27th of January as we drove from home, direction Oslo Airport Gardemoen. After having checked in and sent my neatly packed bag away, it was time to cram some quality time with my parents at the smallest table of the café. Hen it was time to leave to pass through security, an uncountable number of hugs and kisses were exchaned; even a few tears (mostly from my mom's side) were shed. Once through security it was just to follow aircraft schedule after aircraft schedule.
My plane to London was crowded, but I had managed to get a window seat and was more than happy just to be on the way and to FINALLY get some sleep during the 2,5 hour flight. After arriving at Heathrow I was excited and curios to see what this airport was all about after having heard that it was overly crowded and a trip in itself to get from one plane to another. Personally, I think this is a whole lot of BS! It was clearly open and information signs were EVERYWHERE! Never have I been in an airport with that many departure boards!! Altho it took some walking (and an easily found bus from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3) it was easy to find both stores, toilets and gates! 
After grabbing an egg w/ tomato & ruccola sandwich I had time to browse the fancy smancy stores before enjoying a short iMessage session with Vesna and my mom :)
Eventually he "Go to Gate" letter appeared and it was time to find the gate.
And there, THERE it was: the pretty, high-tech, awesome crew and time consuming aircraft that was going to take me from London, via Los Angeles, to Auckland NZ, my very first destination! 
When I say high-tech I really do mean high-tech. Altho I was not sitting in the fancy ass business class, it was wonderful :D Each seat came equipped with an individual multitasking multimedia screen with its own remote control/ game controller. This thing had everything I could even dream of and the 11 from London to LA and 13hrs from La to Auckland didn't seem bad at all!! With a selection of 70 different movies, 108 different tv-series (each with seasons of episodes), 9 different music genre music videos, 41 youtube videos, (76*9-4) musical tracks, 18 radio stations, 5 audio books, 21 single player games, 4 multi player games, its own kid section, on board menus, all kinds of news from a myriad of channels, weather, and lasty, a flight schedule with 6 different maps. It was amazing :D and I was super happy!! 
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I managed to watch 2 Big Bang Theory episodes, 2 movies (Puss in Boots, How does she do it), an xmas special of My Family, muchos music videos and halfway through season 1 of cougar town. 
Before anything else I HAVE to mention the absolutely BEST safetyvideo I have ever seen! I donno if u can youtube it, but if not, let me just tell u it contained: body painted suits, retro workout video, roller blade party on lighted disco floor and a whole bunch of Kiwis singing, dancing and explaining the safety rules. Oh, and cudos to the crew, they are fantasticly nice, alert, funny, observant and what not; 10 thumbs up!! 
For my first meal I chose the Tikka Masala accompanied with a glass of white wine (which was refilled 2times!) and it was delicious! For the second meal, well, I fell asleep (read:totally passed out!!) but woke up 55min before landing. When they saw I was awake they fed me with both possible dishes :P Quiche and chicken focaccia :)

Our flight plan was across Iceland, Greenland and coming from North Canada and straight over to LA. As we flew over the icy landscape of Greenland and North Canada I sat staring outside :P it was really pretty, alone and quiet. 
As we flew in to LA the lights coming from houses, cars, street lights, etc was absolutely fabulous. Again, I was staring. 

So far I have come to LA, and we're boarding the same plane again to continue to Auckland, NZ! As I have internet here, this I am posting this already as I am not sure when my next update will be :)

I am ready for another 13hrs, cuz now I am gonna sleeeep! Skipping a whole day and arriving local time NZ at 7 am in the morning, getting as much sleep seems lie the best idea :) 

Ciao for now everyone!!! Hope you enjoyed my first REAL travel blog post!! 

<3 

17 hours before take-off!

My stuffed backpacked is laying on the floor, all packed.
The clothes I'll be traveling in are laying next to it, and my shoes and jacket are ready to be put on and tied/zipped up.
All my tickets, vouchers and travel guides are neatly stacked in my hang luggage along with some norwegian snacks (read: CHOCOLATE!!!!) for the 27 hour + plane time I have ahead of me only to arrive at my first location: Auckland, New Zealand!
I have gone through my packing checklist twice, so I am sure I have everything. Obviously the glitter is packed as well! My mission: spread a little love and glitter around in the world <3


The butterflies in my tummy are flying in all different directions, and I am getting increasingly excited by the minute :D It will be a little weird to leave my parents and a home for 6,5 months, but knowing what I have ahead I know it will not be so bad when it's first started. I am guessing time will fly by and before I know it it'll be 7th of August and I'm on my last plane back to Oslo, Norway. 


Now to finish uploading music to my iPod, make room for more movies and pictures on my iPhone's and to fully charge both phones, iPod, iPad and camera!
If possible, I will update you all as soon as possible so you know I'm doing alright :)


Until then: HAVE A GREAT EVENING and hope to read some comments soon :)


<3 Annette