Since we had to check out of the hotel at 1pm, we were planning to go on an afternoon tour of the bits of Singapore that were not closed due of the Singapore Grand Prix being on.
We had booked the afternoon tour on the previous day with one of the concierges at the Days Hotel where we were staying but waited in vain for the tour bus to arrive. The bus was due to arrive at 1.30pm and when it hadn't arrived at 2pm Mick went to check at the desk. They rang the Tour East company who said that no booking had been made for us.
As it was now 2.45pm and Lyn had been stressing about getting to the airport on time if we had done the tour, we decided to head to Changi Airport early to make sure we didn't miss our 7.55pm flight.
So here we are in the business lounge watching a replay of the Singapore Grand Prix qualifying but it's much cooler in here than outside. The pity is that we will miss the race as we will be in the air.
On this flight we will be flying in a Qantas Boeing 747-400 for the first time. We understand that these planes have all been refurbished with the latest gear so we will see. As this is an overnight flight hopefully we will get some sleep unlike our previous effort on the Dubai to Singapore leg.
Oh, and Lyn has just stocked up on anti-nausea medication so she doesn't get a repeat of the motion sickness she suffered on the last flight.
Lyn has never suffered from motion sickness before and it was usually Mick that got it really badly. Certainly growing up he usually had a very miserable time when traveling. Now the situation has been reversed. It must be something to do with hormones. What about it Peter?
We had booked the afternoon tour on the previous day with one of the concierges at the Days Hotel where we were staying but waited in vain for the tour bus to arrive. The bus was due to arrive at 1.30pm and when it hadn't arrived at 2pm Mick went to check at the desk. They rang the Tour East company who said that no booking had been made for us.
As it was now 2.45pm and Lyn had been stressing about getting to the airport on time if we had done the tour, we decided to head to Changi Airport early to make sure we didn't miss our 7.55pm flight.
So here we are in the business lounge watching a replay of the Singapore Grand Prix qualifying but it's much cooler in here than outside. The pity is that we will miss the race as we will be in the air.
On this flight we will be flying in a Qantas Boeing 747-400 for the first time. We understand that these planes have all been refurbished with the latest gear so we will see. As this is an overnight flight hopefully we will get some sleep unlike our previous effort on the Dubai to Singapore leg.
Oh, and Lyn has just stocked up on anti-nausea medication so she doesn't get a repeat of the motion sickness she suffered on the last flight.
Lyn has never suffered from motion sickness before and it was usually Mick that got it really badly. Certainly growing up he usually had a very miserable time when traveling. Now the situation has been reversed. It must be something to do with hormones. What about it Peter?
Days Hotel Singapore
Unleaded 92 Octane $2.16 SGD ($1.84 AUD)
View from our hotel room
Inside Changi Airport
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