Apologies for such a delayed start to our holiday posts. Since leaving two weeks ago we have been non-stop ‘holiday-ing’ and there has not been a spare moment to upload in any detail.
It has been six years since our last trip to Europe and to say that we were excited to be returning once more is an understatement. Nine months in the planning and more than 50 hours of research in the design to extract the most out of our five-week holiday.
We specifically chose a Thursday evening flight to Dubai because of two main reasons. The first is because this flight uses the large A380 aircraft which we have had great experiences in the past. The second is that it is an evening flight which should give us the greatest chance of sleep on the flight.
A residual benefit would turn out to be an early arrival in Dubai.
Lucky provided with an early check-in we proceeded to have a light dinner in the post-customs departure areas followed by the obligatory duty-free alcohol purchases to soften the coming long days and lessen any hotel bar bill.
The 14-hour flight was better than most. Little turbulence and a reasonable amount of sleep by most. The boys are extremely easy to fly with and Jasmine is also proving to be quite at ease with the long-haul flight. If only the cuisine and comfort matched, maybe business class calls next time?
We are all excited for our first proper visit to Dubai, maybe sans the intense heat!