And we have lift off! - Part 2

Yes, now we really do have lift off. I was getting too far ahead of myself yesterday, I was so excited.

We woke up, finished packing, and said goodbye to the person who would be looking after our dog for the next couple of weeks. This was it - we were finally on our way. I wasn't looking forward to the flights and had been feeling nervous for about the last 24 hours or so, but this was going to be my first time in business class, and that was very exciting!

The business class lounge was awesome. They even had gelato, made fresh. I had two scoops of course. How could I not?! The bread rolls were so delicious. Very slightly salted, or so I thought, because they tasted like pretzels. I quickly demolished a piece of the most amazing rocky road I've had in my life ( I gather also made fresh) and then it was time to board our first plane, the 8 hour flight to Singapore.

The business class seats are the first two rows of seats on the plane. There is extra room between the rows, so that you can fully recline the seat. There is also a foot rest that you can raise, so you can put your feet up, and 'put your feet up' I did. You bet I did!

The flight itself wasn't much fun. They never are when you can't get out of your seat for the duration of the flight. To begin with I was bombarded with more food than I could poke a stick at, because after having had lunch in the lounge before getting on the plane, I was then given a meal shortly after departure. Lunch was salad and cauliflour soup, followed by a spinach and cheese tart and a tub of caramel icecream to finish with. By the time I had finished I was stuffed, and ready to settle in to the long flight, and hopefully have a snooze...

...but that didn't happen. I browsed the seemingly endless music selection on the huge on board entertainment system. After listening to an album or two, decided to see what movies were on offer. Eventually I closed my eyes. With my noise cancelling headphones on, I thought I would manage to get 40 winks, but after trying for a while, gave up, and watched the map for the rest of the journey, to see where we had been and where we were going.

After what seemed like a very long time, we landed in Singapore, for a four hour recharge before we board the next, 13 hour flight to Zurich.

Until then...!