A380 Airbus home!

[seldear]

Home. Familiar sights, familiar scents, the damp chill of a humid Australian summer and the crickets already chirping.

[At Chiangi Airport, 8pm Tuesday night]

Ooh. I got to fly the new A380 airbus! Damn. If I'd known it was going to be the A380, I'd have upgraded to business class for the entirely flat-bed business class experience.

I got almost zero sleep on the flight from London to Singapore. Not unexpected, although a little annoying. I ended up watching Stardust and The Bourne Identity. I'm hoping that the flight to Sydney will have at least Ratatouille - which I would really like to see.

[on A380 Airbus]

Okay. I have decided that I am never flying anything but the Singapore Airlines A380 airbus ever again. Oh. Em. Gee.

Business-class seats are about a yard wide. I had to walk past business class to reach my section of economy on the upper deck, and even that's pretty swish. A ten-inch private screen to watch anything I want (hi-def, too), upgrates and funky things and...

...I've just spotted a USB port. If I had a USB cable, I might be able to play my episodes of Stargate Atlantis through my laptop and onto the screen before me. Oooooh...

But back to the funky things and the entertainment plan. No Ratatouille (alas, it seems that that's December's entertainment program and the A380 is still operating on November's). However, it does have Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End, which is blurbed thusly: "The world's end isn't a bad place to get stuck, espeically if you're in the company of Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom."

*gurgles*

Anyway, I think this will be a rather nice flight.

[back home]

It was a rather nice flight. However, I have had maybe three hours of sleep in the last 36, which, by the end of today, will be 3 hours of sleep in the last 48.

I'm beginning to feel a little dizzy sitting down.

Overall it was an awesome trip and I did enjoy going to the places I went and meeting the people I met - both new and old. I'm just glad to be home again for a while. Travelling becomes tiring. I'll try to get the last photos up in the next 48 hours.

This is the travelling Sel signing off for 2007. Thank you very much, goodnight!

Comments

[sjhw-tolerance.livejournal.com]

Welcome home!

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[skandrae.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you made it home safe and (relatively) sound. I hope you have time to rest up a bit before getting back into the swing of things.

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Oh, me, too! I really need a good night's sleep (say at least 10 hours) and a day or two of reacclimatising - the weather here is extremely different to London right now.

I'm falling asleep at the computer right now.

[stef94.livejournal.com]

Glad you're home & sorta survived the flight ;-)

That A380 sounds like a trip! *geeks out over aviation-y stuff* ;-)

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Oh, the A380 was wonderful. Apparently we're going to China next year via Singapore and hopefully we get the Airbus on that flight, too! :D

[wlykyoti.livejournal.com]

Glad you had a good time overall. Now go sleep for about 2 days.

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

I think I need to. I was so tired this afternoon, I fell asleep after lunch and didn't wake until 6pm. And I'm still tired!

[venom69.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you made it home safely. And that airline doens't sound half bad!

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Glad that you got home in one piece, too!

Singapore Airlines is really good - best I've travelled, even in cattle class.

[saramund.livejournal.com]

welcome home hon - was wondering when you'd make it home!

Now - how does Friday sound for catch up? YOu should be more compus-mentus (sp) by then. . . ;D

Ben says hi, by the way. he did meow at me while typing this, so obviously he wants to see you too.

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Friday during the day? I should be caught up on sleep by then and safe to drive behind the wheel.

*falls asleep at computer*

[lyore.livejournal.com]

Welcome back!

I have to ask - do you have any thoughts on the tail of the A380? I work with another engineer who worked on the glue holding the tail-bits together, and she is incredibly proud of that plane, and especially the tail. *g*

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Um, not really. I'm afraid I had an excellent view of the wing, but not so good a one of the tail! Overall, though, it's an incredible work: very quiet compared to other planes, too. Worth being proud of!

[cyberchezza.livejournal.com]

Glad you're home safe... And Airbus A380! :is insanely jealous: Now go sleep :)

[hyari.livejournal.com]

Awh... the best part of the trip is coming home! Wow, you've been all over this time! :D

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

North, south, east, or west...home is definitely da best!

*smooches*

Next year...ALABAMA! THERE WILL BE NO ESCAPE! MUAHAHAHHAA!

[hyari.livejournal.com]

Next year...ALABAMA! THERE WILL BE NO ESCAPE! MUAHAHAHHAA!

Well, I dunno if I'll be in Alabama next year, but if I knew you'd had an interest in Alabama, I would have invited you down here long since (I never do cause there is NOTHING TO DO HERE OMG and I always feel guilty cause my guests end up just sitting around). HA. But wherever I *do* end up in 2008 you are MORE THAN WELCOME to stay with me anytime (just bring Tim Tams). :D

*smooches back*

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Yaaaay!

I'm free all nights this week right now. Whenever you're good. :)