Sonntag, 26. August 2012

Journey - Part I

Since I only had a little less than three weeks to prepare for my trip, the last couple of days in Germany were a bit stressful, because there was so much to do and a million things needed to be sorted out. Packing went rather well, considering my track record...I'm sure I brought twice as much as I will need and I probably left some things behind that I will need at some point. So far, the trip has gone as planned. We got to the airport in time and the flight from Frankfurt to Singapore was perfectly timed. Since it was a red-eye, lights were out most of the trip -> no reading (without keeping up everyone around me). I watched "Morning Glory", a light comedy and not overly exciting, but Rachel McAdams is in it, which saved it for me. To help me fall asleep, I watched some episodes of Glee that I had already watched before. Towards the end of the flight, I tried watching "The Avengers" and "Battleship", but both movies made me sleepy again, so I listened to music instead.
I had an aisle seat, because I figured with a bladder as small as mine, this way I wouldn't have to climb over two people to get to the bathroom. Unfortunately, the people sitting next to me (a couple) had to pee even more often than me and always at very inconvenient times, like when everyone had their food in front of them. Also, the woman was really anxious during take-off and landing, and I was torn between being amused and annoyed by the whimpering. But, looking at the bigger picture, I got quite lucky with the flight. There were no small children in sight and most of the passengers were fellow work and travel/working holiday people. The only time my nerves got tested was when a girl across the aisle started puking into the bag. Thank god I only noticed when she was almost done, because seeing that would have made me vomit, too.
When we arrived in Singapore, the weather was nice at around 30°. An hour later, the airport was swallowed by clouds and the rain was pouring down like there was no tomorrow. My six hour stay in Singapore was bearable because of the free wifi and my books. Right now I'm a bit worried about my luggage, hoping it will get to Adelaide, because most of the other passengers went on to Sydney. I'm also starting to feel the jet-lag kick in. It's 7pm local time, so 1pm German time. I'm not even tired per se, more dizzy and I feel like I'm gonna pass out. Trying to fix this with granola bars and lots of water. For my flight to Adelaide (also red-eye -> no lights), I hope I'm gonna be able to sleep most of the time.

1 Kommentar:

  1. Bleibst du auch im Adelaide oder geht's da noch weiter iwo? Werd dir bald schreiben, muss aber erstmal meine HAs fertig bekommen... Mach viele Fotos!
    Hab dich lieb und vermisse dich! :*

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