This time my flight was departing from Zurich and going via Dubai. On the first flight I got a shitty middle seat, and the boarding card for the second part said “standby”, so upon arrival in Dubai, I went to a counter and asked for a seat – if possible emergency exit. And I really got it. Yea! That will be so much better!
I had about 5 hours in Dubai and thought that’s enough time to get out of the airport. The Emirates guy thought it’s not.. whatever 🙂
I was going to meet a couchsurfer for breakfast: Harry picked me up from the airport and we drove to the British Embassy. There, we got to see the sunrise over the river, walked around a bit and then sat down for breakfast. The waiter asked if I’d like some shade – NO! 😀
We didn’t have much time, and I then took the metro back to the airport. The Emirates guy had recommended that: going by car may take an undefined amount of time, due to traffic, while the metro is more reliable. I made it – with a little ticket/fare/payment issue – then went shopping for cigarettes and vodka, and then sat down at the gate. Only to realise the gate had changed and the display already showed “last call”. I hurried to the correct gate, made it onto the bus.. and then that bus kept waiting for more and more people. While I only wanted to get on the plane to sleep!
Next stop – Nairobi!