Transit

Slept better but still hot.
Will requested listening to Harry Potter from the beginning which he asks for all the time but I never agree to, but today I did.
I was wide awake listening along - this is why always listen to the same section - so I DON’T follow along and actually sleep 😅
Went down to reception around 7:15 and checked out. Staff have been great this whole time. It’s the only reception our whole trip I’ve felt comfortable asking for something.
Still tempted to complain about the 2 turtles In reception who are very very very very sick. Will said dead but they blink.
They are turtles, they need water…
Currently being used as cute decor with sparkly green glitter sand 😬😬😬😬
Our taxi was in time and we pre paid at the hotel so a very straight morning.
Can’t get over the pollution. We both agree it’s the worst we have experienced and we have some been some interesting places.
A whole fog over the city this morning too so not great visibility but we have hours for it to lift.

Not a big airport which isn’t surprising haha.
Check in was quick, we then had some terrible banitsa (very odd tasting cheese) then went through customs, bought Craig some duty free smokes, waited around then boarded.

NOT A PROPELLER PLANE 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
A little nervous at take off but not scared and seatbelt sign got taken away quickly so I was fine.
No tears today, what a brave soldier.

I slept on the food table a little bit. I was awake a lot too but so tired I didn’t mind having free time to just lie there trying to sleep if that makes sense.
We landed in Geneva and had the option to stay in the departure lounge or go through customs to get food.

So we got 2 stamps added to our passport today just for getting McDonald’s 😂😂😂😂
It’s a stupid system that we had to do that. Other people transitioning though to London didn’t necessarily have free entry into the Schengen zone so couldn’t eat anything.
We saw at least one man that didn’t have a visa so he had to stay in the lounge.

Confusing airport trying to find our way from arrivals to departures.
Have to scan you boarding pass to get Wi-Fi, no anonymous porn watching for anyone. Lol

Through customs quickly except my bag got chosen for a random search which took a while because so did others bags and they did a thorough job and pulled everything out. She even flipped through my ticket journal to check I wasn’t hiding anything in the pages.

Europes airports are boring.
So stale and small. Turkeys was fabulous. Singapore has a bloody butterfly sanctuary to walk through. Way cooler to pass time there haha.

We are currently at our gate. Should board soon.
Keen to actually get to the hotel but that’s a long way off still.
Have amused self my researching Hogwarts legacy some more, down my facebook update and written this.
Bummed cause I’m feeling quite awake so had planned to read my kindle on the plane but noted when TSA pulled all my stuff out that it’s out of battery.

On the plane. It’s quite empty. We have a spare seat so I’ll move over one after take off.

Both planes have had 5 rows not 6 which I’m sure I nuts have seen at some point before but really can’t remember. I thinks it’s odd just for weight distribution.

Didn’t move over. Listened to a crime/murder podcast which was probably not great for my anxiety when we were circling the airport (really spooky ominous music) which we did for ages and quiet drastically, we were half facing the floor like one of those fancy loop de loop jets.
Thankfully I heard the announcement over my headphones that we had to circle for a bit other wise I would have been very WHAT IS HAPPENING.
Landed.
Customs was surprisingly pain free. We used the automatic stations. I was trying to read a particular sign about passport stamps the whole time. We were moving too fast I couldn’t read it in time as we kept walking past it. I have never had this problem in a customs line before. “We were moving too fast”.
In and out despite hundreds of people. If only it was this seamless last time without the interrogation and subsequent denial of entry 😂😅

We found the same, very confusing sign at the baggage claim that half suggested we weren’t suppose to use the automatic stations and that we needed to get our passports stamped so I went and found someone because I’d definitely rather deal with now while they aren’t striking. When we come back in 8 days the whole nation is on strike so not likely to find someone then to help if we got it wrong today.
I was told we are VIP and don’t need a stamp. Ok.
Will be asking Heathrow to pull up that security footage for the insurance company when I explains why we missed our flight home due to stamp issue. I have evidence it’s not my fault 😂
It took ages for our bags to come. Longer than the customs line by far.
Our bags made it. Yay!
Made our way to the underground and bought Oyster cards. One day I will remember to bring one with me.
7£ per card and we loaded with 30 each because we have no idea how much our journey will cost us but surely will be enough cause it’s just a regular metro line.
Train is so rickety. I’m starving so I’m very pleased I don’t feel sick cause this would be the worst if I did.
It’s 8:52pm at the minute we have been going for 13.5 hours.
Stupid to think we wouldn’t have even gotten off our first flight yet on the way home.
Now that is going to be a looooong day. Even if in business.

Was a 5 minute walk from the station. Only £5.50 for the whole journey so really pleased with that.

Check in went wonderfully. We were worried they were going to ask for a deposit which would put us in a pickle because we need that money now or would come out of Wills work card which I’m sure his boss won’t like.
But they didn’t. Huzzah.

Dumped our bags and went to tgifridays nearby but needed reservations so have booked for tomorrow.
Went for kebabs. Not really kebabs just given a big pile of ingredients but really yum.
Now back. Watching a British comedy show, all hilarious. I don’t know any of them and yet all funny.
Australia needs to improve in this area.
Our shows are always the same people and the only reason i know the people on them is because they are just constantly recycled through the years like Ed Kavalee or Sophie Monk.
None particularly funny.

Bed time now.
Nearly home.Lue lisää