the insane long flight home!
18.12.2019 - 18.12.2019
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At 3 AM in the morning it sounds ridiculous enough to get out of bed, but sadly enough that was what was happening to us. A few days ago we found out that we had a more than long day ahead of us.
When we booked this trip, we asked the organization to book us a separate flight to Bangkok, to have a few days of relaxation after our trip through Asia and when they gave us the hours of both flights , we just went ahead with it, not realizing that we were going to be traveling more than a day! We could have checked it, but since we both were so busy with work, we were just glad that this tour operator booked the flights, had we known of course that it was going to take so long, we had easily paid a little bit more and asked for a more direct flight, but could have, would have ... we were stuck with it and we just had to endure it.
Our flight home wasn't going to be a direct one, we were going to have a few layovers on the way and counting the hours between them eventually made us realize we were going to be on the "flight" for a very, very long time.
As soon as we were checked out, we said goodbye to the friendly receptionist and our taxi driver was already waiting for us. The drive towards the airport was a quiet one since we both had a hard time opening our eyes, but as soon as we arrived into the bright lights of the airport, things were a bit better.
We still were a bit early, but lucky enough we didn't had to wait too long, so as soon as we were checked in, we went in search to have a bite to eat. It was still too early to eat, but we wanted to have a bit of food into our system because eating on the plane wasn't really an option.
Luckily enough things went very smoothly and before we knew it, we were on our way to the airport of Phuket, where we arrived around noon, just in time to have lunch at the airport, but boy, the food wasn't eatable and with all the rude Russian tourists hanging out there, I was glad to be out of there after a few hours of waiting.
Although I hadn't much trouble with the first flight because I slept most of it, the second one, all the way to Frankfurt was a more than difficult one. Since I was quite awake, I first tried to go for one last snooze, but seeing the noise kept me awake, I just tried to watch a few movies and together with a selection of other onboard entertainment, I endured the flight, but once we arrived at Frankfurt, I must admit that I was completely knackered.
We tried to keep ourselves busy for a while at the airport, but as it became later and later, I was more than glad to be home in a short while. We had one last snack in the airport because after all, when in Germany, you can't leave the country without eating at least that delicious "Würst" and that's just what we did. With a pretzel on the go, I was more than ready for that last stretch we needed to do in order to get home.
As we were settled in the plane, we were both smiling because it was going to take but one hour to get their, but that's just what we thought! After waiting for more than half an hour, there was something going on, because we were still at the same place. We didn't really got an explanation, but it took more than an hour to get out of there and half an hour later, we were finally airborne ... counting the minutes would have been a good thing, but I just slept through the flight.
Once we touched Belgian ground again, I didn't even realized it, but I was glad to be home again. Since it was but a small plane, we got our luggage very quickly, but then again, when it is 1 AM in the morning, there isn't much going on either.
As soon as we got all of our stuff, we were out of there and while I was going to be picked up by my brother, Tania had her sweetheart waiting for her. He was a bit late, but who cares, when arriving with a bouquet of flowers, all is forgiven ... isn't it!
By the time I was home, it was a little later than 3 AM in the morning and I just went to bed, I was completely out of it and I wanted to remember myself never again to take such long flights, but 8 hours later when I had enough rest, I completely forgot it as well. I guess when traveling you have to consider both the advantages as the disadvantages and that's life for you ... or should I say traveling the world!
Posted by Ils1976 02:08 Archived in Thailand Tagged home airport friends family plane europe Comments (2)