Day 1 27/9/07 - England

London -> Abu Dhabi

Highlight

• Well, everything went very smoothly, for London that is. There was a short way for the tube and crowds. Heathrow was doing its usual slow crawl. The weirdest thing is probably that they make you take off your shoes for a security check. Two hours is just the right time to get through all that security. I'm also happy that you can fill up on water at the airport.
• The flight was great. The service was excellent and I got to sit next to a pretty Romanian girl. There was plenty of food and drink, loads of GOOD magazines and the in-flight system was excellent. So the 7 hour flight passed in no time.
• Got to Abu Dhabi international. The airport is smaller than I thought and quite crowded for 12 in the morning...at least they have some free internet for you to pass your time here.

Food

• Etihad snack:
  • pineapple juice
  • apple juice
  • savory biscuits
• Etihad lunch:
  • soft bakery roll
  • "raw living" green salad with smoked salmon and Phily cheese roulade, fresh lemon
  • Lamb Balti - mildly spiced balti jus, yellow and white rice, vegetable korma
  • chocolate and pistachio mousse cake with passionfruit coulis
  • cheese and crackers
• Hagan-Daaz Belgium chocolate