What a long haul!


Oy Vey,

Arrived in Bangkok at zero dark thirty this morning just in time to see a beautiful sunrise. My picture does not do it justice.



The first leg from Toronto to Dubai was great. I cannot say enough about the service provided by Air Canada. Everyone was very nice and the food was excellent. Even the food in the Maple Leaf Lounge was tasty and I am not saying that because of the three glasses of wine I had. Excellent wine selection !




Maple Leaf Lounge. 


My space for the 13 + hours!



Arrived In Dubai somewhat refreshed as I did manage to sleep a little. On the way to the lounge I spotted the Brioche Doree  - United Arab Emerites has every major  chain store and restaurant in the world, in my opinion these are the McDonalds of patisseries from France. I looked at a few things along the way in the multitude of duty free stores but the prices did not seem that great.



No room for an almond croissant!
M & M's, gummies and date cookies in the lounge!

Followed by cashews and chips! I have never seen cashews in a buffet situation, had room for them! The snacks were the best part of the lounge here.

A selection of nuts for sale at the UAE store.

Best idea I saw today. I would have thought that this would be where you check in and weigh your luggage but they were at the departure gates - obviously people dump a significant amount of clothing .  Yes, I did look in  -  out of curiosity.


OK, I have rested a bit and going to venture out into the 30 degree sunshine to see if I can find some papaya salad!

Next time I do this I am stopping for a few days along the way!

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