Fri, Oct 30 PST - I got up at 4am so we could leave for the airport by 4:30pm. Got there in PLENTY of time. The flight from San Diego to JFK was very interesting. Since I was taking medication for my severe bronchitis, I had used frequent flier miles to upgrade to first class. A very interesting woman was in the seat next to me. She engaged me in conversation and told me all about her head injury from a horseriding accident and warned me she might have "issues" during the flight. She sure did! About half-way through the flight she had an "attack." I had to quickly get her food tray out of the way and call for the flight attendants. Very interesting experience.
Fri, Oct 30 EST - After arriving at JFK I was able to use the Oasis lounge. The nice thing about traveling First/Business Class is all these amenities that make the journey more comfortable. Like the showers in the lounge. Makes a huge difference if you can shower in between your flights when it's a really long journey like from San Diego to Delhi. My medication was making me a bit ill on it's own (gotta love what a strong antibiotic does for your GI tract), so I wasn't really that interested in the free food, but sure glad I was really close to a nice, semi private bathroom during my 7 hour layover.
Sat, Oct 31 Qatar - Can I just tell you how much I loved flying on Qatar Airways? Oh my goodness! First, the food was fabulous! How often can you say that about airline food? Second, the seats had a MASSAGER in them - no "numb bum" on this flight AND they lay completely flat. Third, they gave me jammies! That's right - a pullover and bottoms that I got to take home with me. So cozy! After dinner I slept almost the entire remaining 9 hours of the flight. Then, during our layover in Doha, Qatar, I got to take another shower and relax until the final leg of my trip.
Sun, Nov 1 Delhi - Arrived in Delhi about 4am after more fabulous food and some good movies on the final leg of my flight. My luggage was practically first off; I breezed through immigration; and my driver was right there waiting for me. Bliss. Get to the apartment and find out I'm the only one here until tomorrow, and that's a holiday so I won't be going into work until Tuesday. Sheesh. Information that would have been nice to know when I was booking my flights. Oh well, I will be very rested for work on Tuesday. Of course, I immediately unpacked everything and made it feel like "home," then finally went to sleep about 7am. I will be glad when someone else is here tomorrow to tell me how to work the TV!!
