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Flying to The North - US State of Minnesota
Filed Under (Cuisines, Minnesota, Tokyo, Travelling, USA) by Janet on 06-02-2009
Dear & I are right now at Tokyo Narita International Airport in Japan - onboard our continuing Flight to the Northern US State of Minnesota.
Views from onboard Northwest Flight NW20 :

Dear & My Boarding Pass to the United States of America :
Below’s a pic of Dear pointing at the Map of Minneapolis Saint Paul in the US State of Minnesota - from our earlier Singapore to Tokyo Inflight TV Screen :
Dear & I seated comfortably onboard Flight NW20 - this Boeing 747 from Tokyo to Minnesota is not as new as the earlier Airbus Triple 7 we took from Singapore to Tokyo, & it’s a 3-seater though it’s also by the window, but I think the seats are much more comfortable! Unfortunately, there’s no individual TV for each & everyone of us onboard!! How sad :(((
Dear’s extremely excited cos we’ll be nearing USA soon!!! Haha actually not really cos it’s about another 11 hours flight from Tokyo before we reach Minnesota!!!
But it’s alright cos we plan to sleep cos both Dear & I are pretty tired since we woke up before 3am this morning for our 6am departure flight from Singapore!!
And we’re really looking forward to our Dreamland in the USA…………….
Dear & I soon fall asleep after take-off from Tokyo till it’s time for our Inflight snacks - now enjoying our American Pretzel Minis with Pepsi - actually Dear & I wan Coca Cola but Northwest Airlines do not serve Coke but only Pepsi - & the Pepsi is pretty good too, unlike the ones from Singapore :
Pretzel Minis - heheh they’re tiny & so cute, & they taste really good!! Still remember I first tasted American Pretzel & was pretty amused by them when my sister brought packs of them home from Houston, USA many years ago!!
And here’re our United States of America Immigration Arrival & Departure Forms to be filled, together with my Republic of Singapore Passport :
There’re different forms for Dear & I cos he’s a Malaysian - & mine is actually the below Green ones which the Flight stewardness innitially mistook & gave me the above white forms - & we read that if you’re a Family travelling together, you need to only fill in one Form (be it Malaysian or Singaporean Form), but since we’re given both Forms, we just fill in both just in case :
It’s now time for Dinner - Roasted Chicken with Tomato Sauce, Carrots, Long Beans & Fried Potatoes - served with Fried Chicken Nuggets & Salad on the sides, & Sweet Pastry & Chocolate Cake for dessert :
The Chicken’s very tender & tasty!!
And here’s Stir-fry Beef with Mushroom, Carrots & Broccoli with Steamed Rice Set - very yummy :
And now’s time for a photo-shoot with our Precious Babies - Smartie, Sportie & Cutie - after dinner heheh :
And while Dear continues to sleep after dinner, I watch the Inflight Entertainment Movie - “The Secret Life of Bees” - about 14-year-old Lily Owens who flees from her abusive Father in a Racist Town in South Carolina with her Caretaker in the 1960s - luckily we’re not seated too far away from the huge central TV screen heheh :))
And about 2 hours later after my movie, Dear wakes up to work on his laptop cos he’s feeling kinda bored after sleeping for quite a while since flying from Tokyo :
And then we’re served Supper - Fresh Fruits Cake which are a bit too sweet for my liking though Dear pretty enjoys it!! And then it’s time for us to sleep again………………
And after don know how many hours of flying towards the Northern USA, I wake up to the aroma of Morning Coffee & fresh fragrance of Orange Juice……….. & as I peep through our Flight window - I see the outside beautiful night sky slowly changing from darkness into brightness…………..
GOOD MORNING Sunshine as breakfast is being served to us :
Bacon, Potato & Spinach Quiche with Sausage, Mash Potato & Mixed Vegetables Set with Apple & Peach with Custard Pastry & Fresh Fruits Platter, & our favourite Orange Juice :
Add pepper to the Bacon, Potato & Spinach Quiche & Sausage & they taste even better!!
And here’s Japanese-style Fried Noodle with Chicken with Pickles Set - very delicious!!
And we’re nearing Northern Minnesota sometime after Breakfast - here you can see views of white snowy winter Minneapolis - the Largest City in the US State of Minnesota :
And just as I’m pleasantly surprised & enjoying the many white snowy patches among rows & rows of Christmas Trees down below in Minneapolis, I see something like “An Empire Lost in the Mist” far away in the foggy background - & it feels so mysterious :
An Empire Lost in the Mist - in the centre of pic :
And as I zoom in my camera much closer, I see that it’s actually a group of tall Landmarks standing together……..hmmm………..I wonder where that might be :
And very soon, our flight lands at Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport and out of our Flight window I see many Northwest aircrafts - WHEW!! Dear & I finally make it to the United States of America after almost 20 hours from Singapore haha!!!
“Haha!! Haha!!! Dear!! Dear!! We’re in America now!! We’re in America now!! We’re really in America now!!!” Dear exclaims in enthusiasm as we’re waiting to get off the plane!!
Now, the following is my Slideshow of photos taken during our Flight from Tokyo to Minneapolis in Minnesota - Enjoy in enthusiasm just like Dear & I right now!!!


































