A full day of travel

My train journey went without a hitch, which is a vast improvement from last week when it took 16 hours to get from home to Plymouth - due to 'slippery rails' amongst other things! I got to Heathrow Terminal 4 at 3.20pm and had to wait until 5 for the bag drop to open. I'd always rather be early than late, though! While I was waiting, I changed the Indian rupees I had in my wallet - I won't be needing those! 😀

Check-in and security were both very smooth. There are not many distractions in Terminal 4, so I found somewhere to sit and read my book. I also took the opportunity to research the Philippines. Perhaps I'll go there from Hong Kong 😊.

The flight was completely full, so no chance of a spare seat next to me 😀. I never sleep on planes and sadly, tonight was no exception. We took off at 9 15pm, 15 minutes later than scheduled. Soon after, we were served a decent dinner, the main course of which was sweet and sour chicken with rice and steamed vegetables. Then, the cabin lights were dimmed to allow us all to sleep. I tried I really did! But to no avail. I read for a bit, and 'rested my eyes', as my Grandma would have said 😊. When we were 'woken up' for breakfast 8 hours later, I reckon I had dozed for less than an hour!

Like dinner, breakfast was pretty good. The main was cheese omelette with bacon, sausage, and herby potatoes. Not bad East China Airlines, especially on a flight that cost me £207!Read more