It was a little hectic...

... but we finally made it to Schiphol. I'm not sure what was going on, but all I know that there was some sort of fire in a train in the Schipholtunnel that resulted in all train traffic being halted completely. We were already on Fyra, so they stopped at Hoofddorp. At Hoofddorp there was a constant bus service to Schiphol but we decided to just take a cab. We checked-in online last night already, so we just had to drop our bags off at the drop-off point. While we were doing online check-in, we selected seat 29AB. That is a window and middle seat. Emirates lay-out on the 777 is 3-4-3. But after the Service Agent at check-in told us that we were upgraded to Business Class and that our new seats would be 8AB... window and aisle. Needless to say we were shocked. I asked why we were upgraded, but she didn't know. Later as we were sitting in Starbucks it became all to clear... I got a text from Lesley asking me if we got our upgrades.  Ha, ha, ha! That boy has connections all over the place. Last time we travelled to New York JFK on British Airways in Club World and now this! Thanks buddy! Much appreciated!

As I am writing this post, I'm on a PC in the Servisair Lounge awaiting boarding for our flight to Dubai DXB.

In DXB we have a 3 hour layover before continuing to India. We will arrive there at 08.00 local time if all goes well. We aren't travelling with our laptops, but going on a tip I got from a reader in Norway, we bought international SIM-cards. Roaming is very expensive and it seems this is a cheaper option and more convenient than buying local SIM-cards. I'll let you know how that pans out. So any posts will be done by mobile phone. But as this is Remesh's trip, I guess he will write most posts from his point of view. We'll see. I'm stopping now. Boarding time is near and I still want to get one last coffee at you know where. 




We are off to the ultimate traveller's destination... Incredible India. Whoo!