The flight Brisbane, Bangkok, Frankfurt

The trip so far has been reall full on. The flight from Brisbane to Bangkok was first class, with over 25 movies to choose from, great service and ok meals (for plane food). I think however that one tends to forget how long the trip to Europe takes. Having got to bed late on the Saturday night before leaving by the time I was in Bangkok I was really tired. I however tried to stay awake on the first leg of the flight as I knew this was the shorter trip of the two and if i was to sleep I may not be able too on the second flight. I am so glad I didn´t sleep as I was to find out that with Thai airlines the second leg of the flight from Bangkok to Frankfurt was to be with an older plane which to my surprise had no individual tv´s only one large screen with which only one tv comedy and one movie xmen was played for the entire 11 hours.

This however was not the worst part of the trip. The last man to get on the plane was huge, I am talking whale size. He had to book two seats on the plane and just my luck they were next to me. Not only was he large, but smelt like a rubbish trip. I tell you I nearly cried when he sat down as I considered the prospect of having to sit next to this smell the entire 11 hours. I was also to find out that due to his size it was difficult for him to get out of his seat and thus when I wished to stretch my legs this was a huge problem. When I needed to get out I couldn´t wake him as he was sleeping so deeply (indicated by the snoring hehehe) and must get a thai employee to wake him and then must wait 10minutes as he struggled out of the seat hahaha. Being clever however and having the spare seat (which he must also book because of his size) I did manage to have room to stand up in my seat and also stretch my legs. I think the main reason he had two seats was because he couldn´t fit in one and must use the table of the next seat to eat because his stomach was sooooo large. Well as with all travel we manage these things and because I was soo tired after the first meal on the plane was served (about 30mins after take off), the lights were turned off and for the first time in my life I could actually sleep on a plane. I was soooo thankful that I could put the blanket over me and my nose and just sleep. I did wake on and off throughout the flight and having a window seat I had quite a light show from the sky as I looked down on the cities and countries that we were passing. In some ways not having the personal tv or any onboard entertainment meant that I got to see a lot more of the scenery below and overall enjoyed the flying experience. In saying that however after being on a plane for so long the last 3 hours of the flight went particularly slowly.

I must say that Thai airline pilots are great, we had little turbulance, with easy take offs and landings. I was impressed with the overall service. After about 6 plane meals however i was very glad to arrive in Germany.

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itisme on November 23, 2006 from Brisbane, Australia

from the travel blog: Europe Trip 06/07

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