Started at 3pm , lovely Mercedes limo (gloat) but found drivers paid not just minimum wage but only paid when moving. Over 2.5hours to Manchester Airport as Manchester traffic so so slow. Check in with Emirates was welcoming and efficient but I'd forgotten how stressful security was. Thought they were going to remove my filings as well as all other metal. never mind, got through even the sniffer dog ignored me and finally wended my way, around a km it felt, to the Emirates Lounge through the concessions. Wow. Thoroughly spoilt and as readers will know, being married to a vegetarian means no traditional Sunday Lunch a lot of the year.
SOLamb, roast potatoes, honeyed roast parsnips and carrots followed by chocolate pie and washed down with champers (double gloat). Unstressing quickly.
Now waiting for a 2 storey block of flats they claim is an Airbus 380 and can fly to arrive.
Leaves 8.30 for a 7hr 15min flight to Dubai which will include more food and champers (triple gloat) and then just 1hr 50 to change to a 777 for a 16hr 20min flight. 1 stop on that to refill lemon scented tissues (if you haven't read Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy this joke won't apply to you). At least 2 meals, more champers on that. A hard life but determined to take advantage.
See you at the other end!!
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