Well maybe not half the world...but i still wanna name tis blog entry that :P
Its been approximately 80days since I started flying with this particular airline. My job took me to Europe, Asia, Australia & Africa. Still to plot on my map Russia, USA, North America. Doubt I'll eva go to Antarctica though...but like they say, you never know. I couldn't possibly recount all the experiences I've had in these different places even if i tried. But I figured if I could write summarise it in tiny bits, I would someday read this and remember the travels. Maybe my children and my grandchildren would see the world through this twenty something year olds eyes (didn't think I'd give my age away now,did you? haha).
My first layover was to the city of Venice (yes I'm gonna try following the order here..hehe). Pretty much the whole bunch of crew went out in the cold rainy weather. A short walk to the bus-stop around the block had gave us a taste of what was to come up for the rest of the day- a steady drizzle and chilly wind. Bought my first magnet ever just as we hoped off at the bus depot. We walked for what seemed like forever on the cobbled streets sharing half the number of umbrellas between twice the number of people. The venetian architechture, the waterways and the gandolas were a scene I had only seen in movies and pictures. It was time for the Carnival at the Piazza San Marco but due to the rain the square was pretty much empty except for the sheltered walks outside the shops. Everyone walked so fast as it was freezing to the bone. Few of us managed to get a few shots and even popped into this shop making traditional masques and Shakespearean outfits. Eventually Barrie,our purser decided to hop into a tiny cafe cum bar where most of the crew settled for hot chocolate and three of us had this amazing sweet fizzy red wine, the name of which I can't remember. I also couldn't help but quickly grab a slice of pizza while walking, the first I've seen with fries as a topping along with peperoni. It was delicious as ever and it disappeared in no time to somewhat settle my very empty stomach. The walk back to the bus depot seemed longer as my limbs got stiffer with the cold. Finally we hopped back onto the bus taking us to our hotel. Did I mention I was told its a free bus shuttle only to find out later that it actually wasn't and the whole bunch of us were without a ticket or a travel card! A quick stop at the grocery store across the street for some chilly cheese for Khalid our SFS, some yummy cheese puffs and crisps for me and wine bottles for others. I bailed out for dinner plans later in a bid to save my allowance as I wasn't sure what dinner and drinks would amount to. This was my chance to speak to my boyfriend Lionel online. Sadly the computer at the crew lounge wasn't working. Our first officer who was also there, very nicely offered me to use his laptop as I looked worried. I had just come a few hours before my reporting for this particular flight after meeting my boyfriend who had just undergone an emergency surgery. After that I pretty much called it a day. My first internatinal layover was a success as far as I was concerned :)
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