After 27 hours we arrived safely, and remarkably alert, in Birmingham yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. With Jessica there to meet us it made for a very easy trip to Northampton - an hour's drive away.
So the verdict on flying so direct with no real stopovers -great and I would certainly do it again. I think that Stephen may need some more convincing. Waiting around in airports for hours filling in time can be tiring and I am a fan of just getting it over with. The first flight was 17 hours and as we left at 8:30pm our bodies treated it as night time. When we arrived in Dubai the sun was just rising so we adjusted to morning. Not that we had much time in Dubai. In fact it was a mad rush to get to our next flight. For those who have been through that airport you will know the scale of the place and it feels like you have to walk miles. We only had a two hour stopover and in theory that should have been plenty of time. As it turned out they bussed us from the plane to the terminal and the bus trip took for ever. We got to our next departure lounge with 10 minutes to spare. Not even enough time for a comfort stop!!
After showering and unpacking, we spent a relaxing afternoon with Jessica. We had dinner when Andrew arrived home around 7:30 and then managed to stay awake until 8:30pm. We didn't need any lullabies as we were asleep as soon as our heads hit the pillow! After almost 11 hours sleep we have slipped into local time and seem to have no sign of jetlag!
Today we have been out and about. First into town to do a little shopping and then a drive out into the country to find a place for lunch. Jessica's first choice, in a Farm Shop/ Garden Centre, which appeared to be in the middle of nowhere had such a long queue of people waiting we went back to the local pub along the road instead.
So the verdict on flying so direct with no real stopovers -great and I would certainly do it again. I think that Stephen may need some more convincing. Waiting around in airports for hours filling in time can be tiring and I am a fan of just getting it over with. The first flight was 17 hours and as we left at 8:30pm our bodies treated it as night time. When we arrived in Dubai the sun was just rising so we adjusted to morning. Not that we had much time in Dubai. In fact it was a mad rush to get to our next flight. For those who have been through that airport you will know the scale of the place and it feels like you have to walk miles. We only had a two hour stopover and in theory that should have been plenty of time. As it turned out they bussed us from the plane to the terminal and the bus trip took for ever. We got to our next departure lounge with 10 minutes to spare. Not even enough time for a comfort stop!!
After showering and unpacking, we spent a relaxing afternoon with Jessica. We had dinner when Andrew arrived home around 7:30 and then managed to stay awake until 8:30pm. We didn't need any lullabies as we were asleep as soon as our heads hit the pillow! After almost 11 hours sleep we have slipped into local time and seem to have no sign of jetlag!
Today we have been out and about. First into town to do a little shopping and then a drive out into the country to find a place for lunch. Jessica's first choice, in a Farm Shop/ Garden Centre, which appeared to be in the middle of nowhere had such a long queue of people waiting we went back to the local pub along the road instead.
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| Shopping for some new shoes. Notice all the children in the background. School starts next week here and the place was packed with parents and children all getting their new shoes! |
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| The Horseshoe where we enjoyed an English 'pub lunch'. |
Good to see you have arrived safely and getting out and about. You mention queuing a lot so must be hard to get used to sooo many people. We look forward to more blogs. Hi to Jessica and Andrew love Ali & Garry x
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