On
arrival at Dubai airport I was so glad to stretch my legs and it was a good
thing that I wanted a walk as getting from the arrivals gate to my departure
gate was a decent walk. The duty free shops and cafes just kept on going!! My
stopover in Dubai was only 2 hours so by the time I stopped to have some
breakfast/lunch (I cant decided what it was as my body clock was so confused)
there wasn't long to wait until my flight. When it was time to board, it was
quite funny as the Emirates staff member who was announcing which sections of
the plane were to board had such as strong accent that no one knew if he was
saying B, D or E. I could overhear people saying 'Did he say D or E?",
"No he said B". I think the Emirates guy eventually gave up and just
let everyone board the plane.
Given
that the 14 hour flight from Melbourne to Dubai wasn't as bad as I thought, I
was expecting the 7.5 hour flight from Dubai to London to be easy. Yeah, I was
wrong. I think the combination of lack of sleep and having an unsettled stomach
meant that the flight just dragged. I was definitely glad when we touched down.
(to be continued)