According to the “E-Box” in front of me (E for Etihad), I am now flying over Bucharest, after passing Budapest. The view from the airplane bathroom window tells me that it’s a beautiful, thriving, spring day in Bucharest.
It’s been 9½ hours since take off, and 13½ hours since I arrived at O’Hare. I still can’t believe this is happening, that I’m really going to step off this plane into Abu Dhabi and onto a plane to Mumbai! It feels so surreal. I did remember what I forgot. My hat. ‘Could be worse.’ I can’t sleep at all, though the flight is really lovely, I’m just too excited.
I have to say, this is the nicest flight I have ever taken. I am sitting in the exit row and I can stretch my legs all the way out and rest them on a foot rest connected to the seat in front of me. Now THAT is legroom. The flight attendants are extremely accommodating. They bring around assorted drinks and glasses of water regularly, and I’ve been given/offered snack crackers, an Asian vegetarian meal with pineapple, grapes and watermelon for dessert, a big Klondike bar, any type of coffee or hot chocolate, popcorn or sandwich choice, warm apple crisp, and breakfast hasn’t even been served yet. My movie loving friends will be happy because I watched Memoirs of a Geisha, Little Miss Sunshine and Ratatouille. The plane is very clean and every seat comes with a blanket, pillow, and pack with socks, sleeping mask, and ear plugs. And you don’t need a neck pillow, the headrest bends just perfectly around your head. Well, that’s enough promotion for Etihad.
I will write something much more interesting after breathing-in India and meeting the family friend I will be staying with.
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What's this news paper photo of you at a wine festival?
ReplyDeleteGlad you arrived safe and that your flight was pleasant!
Katherine
>^..^<
Did they actually have socks big enough to fit you??
ReplyDeleteDad
That is not you in the photo, Jorie, but it sure looks like you. How did you find it?
ReplyDeleteA.V.
Thanks for the comments! Actually, the family friend I'm staying with found that photo months ago in the newspaper. He thought it looked so much like me, that he took a picture.
ReplyDeleteAnd Dad, I didn't try the socks, but I'd know what to do with them if you had been sitting next to me. Only joking.
Mango, shmango... what we all want to know is, what's the temperature and humidity? Today has been the fifth day in a row that it's reached 100 deg or more in Albuquerque. The only thing making it bearable is that the relative humidity is only 12%. That, and the fact that it's probably worse where you are are all that's keeping me going :-)). Ernie's laying out on the patio letting all the lizards parade in front of him --- he's too hot to chase 'em!
ReplyDeleteBTW, what's Mother Theresa really like?
Greg in Albuquerque