Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Lag
Oh dear, I thought I'd escaped jet lag on my return journey - it's rarely very bad but it would appear as I'm up at 2am on a school night, it did happen. I am resisting the urge to get an alcoholic beverage.
For posterity these are the films I saw on the plane/s.
1.St Trinians
2. 27 Dresses
3. BoyTown
4. Dale and Real Life
5. I Can't Be Your Woman (winner of worst film title EVER!)
Look them up, I can't be arsed finding the IMDB link, they were all watchable and certainly not taxing, which was just as well as I flew at such an ungodly hour and was being deprived Bloody Marys so couldn't have concentrated anyway.
London is just beautiful - the spring leaves have kicked in with a vengeance (it's funny the April trips really do show the most marked difference - viva la seasons) - and the weather is sunny and bright. Heck it's exactly the same as in Perth but we just appreciate it more here. I guess the only thing I was disappointed about down under was the lack of hot enough weather to swim in. Not that I didn't make it to the beach. Dad stood on the shoreline appalled as I braved the waves, cold and seaweed. It was bliss.
My suitcase split open! I found a top of mine on the carousel - luckily underneath my suitcase and luckily it looks like it had only *just* split so contents, apart from the aforementioned top, were kept contained. I managed to get it all home without any further mishap. It would appear the main purchases were yarn, handbags, food and booze. My life there summed up.
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For posterity these are the films I saw on the plane/s.
1.St Trinians
2. 27 Dresses
3. BoyTown
4. Dale and Real Life
5. I Can't Be Your Woman (winner of worst film title EVER!)
Look them up, I can't be arsed finding the IMDB link, they were all watchable and certainly not taxing, which was just as well as I flew at such an ungodly hour and was being deprived Bloody Marys so couldn't have concentrated anyway.
London is just beautiful - the spring leaves have kicked in with a vengeance (it's funny the April trips really do show the most marked difference - viva la seasons) - and the weather is sunny and bright. Heck it's exactly the same as in Perth but we just appreciate it more here. I guess the only thing I was disappointed about down under was the lack of hot enough weather to swim in. Not that I didn't make it to the beach. Dad stood on the shoreline appalled as I braved the waves, cold and seaweed. It was bliss.
My suitcase split open! I found a top of mine on the carousel - luckily underneath my suitcase and luckily it looks like it had only *just* split so contents, apart from the aforementioned top, were kept contained. I managed to get it all home without any further mishap. It would appear the main purchases were yarn, handbags, food and booze. My life there summed up.
Labels: flight, luggage, sunshine
Monday, May 05, 2008
Gilligan's Island
I was going to update this regularly whilst I was holiday, however I clearly failed in that task due primarily to the fact that Dad no longer has a phone line at home and consequently no internet. He also doesn't have an iron or hair-dryer. Two things I rarely use but seemed to be in great need of whilst I was gone.
Currently killing time in Sinapore, flight up was okay. Apart from the turbulence and lack of Bloody Marys. I think I slept, though it didn't feel like it at the time and I must confess I am not looking forward to the next 13 hours. I miss the Airbus. Who'd have thought I'd say that after all my carry on before I left. It was fantastic. Well as fantastic as economy can be.
I am standing here (they don't give you chairs so you can't linger on the free internet) with frizzy hair and feeling warmer (it's 28c now and 7.30am) than I did at any point during Perth's 'Wettest April on Record'. Oh yes I can pick them.
Managed to bring back with me 25.7kg of checked luggage, 11.3kg of onboard luggage and just under 5kg of 'handbag'. That's a whopping 42 kilos. You're only supposed to have 20 checked and 7 in hand luggage. That'll explain the rather large amount of money I spent. Amusingly I'm looking forward to hundreds of balls of yarn tumbling out of my bag when I unpack at home later today.
Oh and just for the record I watched St Trinians on the flight up (it was better than anticpated).
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Currently killing time in Sinapore, flight up was okay. Apart from the turbulence and lack of Bloody Marys. I think I slept, though it didn't feel like it at the time and I must confess I am not looking forward to the next 13 hours. I miss the Airbus. Who'd have thought I'd say that after all my carry on before I left. It was fantastic. Well as fantastic as economy can be.
I am standing here (they don't give you chairs so you can't linger on the free internet) with frizzy hair and feeling warmer (it's 28c now and 7.30am) than I did at any point during Perth's 'Wettest April on Record'. Oh yes I can pick them.
Managed to bring back with me 25.7kg of checked luggage, 11.3kg of onboard luggage and just under 5kg of 'handbag'. That's a whopping 42 kilos. You're only supposed to have 20 checked and 7 in hand luggage. That'll explain the rather large amount of money I spent. Amusingly I'm looking forward to hundreds of balls of yarn tumbling out of my bag when I unpack at home later today.
Oh and just for the record I watched St Trinians on the flight up (it was better than anticpated).
Labels: flight, home delivery
