Saturday, 16 February 2013


In the first class and watching "The ????.......I've only forgotten the b***** title of the film!
I'm having one of my senior moments!
......... with Arnold Swaznnegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jean Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and a few other actors whose names I have monetarily forgotten!
I am watching the film  with my seat reclined and sipping white wine ( which has now given me the hiccups!)
You would think I was an alcoholic but that's not the case
My seat, I soon found out, is a magical seat that can doing many things........it can massage on my command.........well ok! When I press the massage button!
My seat can babe reclined into a bed position.......but I'll save that for later 
The flight to Bangkok from Dubai airport is just over five hours so I've made a conscious decision to watch one film and take advantage of the facilities that business class holds
The majority of Business class is users are Arabs. It was a case of being ' the only Black person in the village!'
I've been given a 'fast track' pass for getting through customs. The air hostess' are very friendly and are bending over backwards to assist with all my needs
I was also handed a goody bag and look forward to opening it once we've landed in Bangkok
We're hoping to do a surprise visit to our Thai friend Wonlet (a good friend we met approximately three years ago whilst visit the many islands
 

On arrival at Dubai airport and after checking in, we were escorted to Lounge A Merhaba lounge
This part of the airport, which consisted of new glass elevators and fast trains was only opened last month, January 2013 
The whole airport reminded me of the film.......'Total Recall' .........so futuristic!
 

The evening of Saturday 16th February......

AT THE TOP, BURJ KHALIFA

Last night we went up the tallest building in the world........yes! Tallest building in the world!
We started of at the reception on the lower ground level of the Dubai Mall
We journeyed through Dubai's history and the building's birth from ground zero to over 200 plus floors
We boarded the 65-metre-long travelator on a trip that transported us through time, from the earliest days of Dubai to the present. 
The we boarded our vertical ascent to the observation deck in a high-speed elevator, travelling at 10 metres per second. My ears began to pop!
When we reached the 124th floor we stepped out to a ceiling glass walls with breath-taking unobstructed 360-degree view of the city, desert and ocean and because we went at night we saw sparkling lights from buildings below and stars above



Saturday 16th February.......
Mall of the Emirates 
Popped into Zara (off course)
Ate at Trubes
Kalahari roast lamb 
Marinated in ancient Bushman spices, slow roasted and served with a vegetable stew
Cape Malay fish curry
Served with coriander and coconut rice, pappadums and Peri-peri and garlic served on chilli potato cake and rocket leaved
Downed with long tall glasses of Mocktails
Pinacolada and Mojito



Friday 15th February......
We are at the Royal Meridian's (Dubai) private beach being pampered by waiters 
I order a drink and one sip and I instantly give an approving smile  I am sipping sangria blanc a resort cocktail 
DOS man decides go for the Maple cooler mocktail an healthy version of mojito
A quiet resort for people who want to relax from a hassle free noise polluted beach 



Thursday 14th February......
On arrival, I spotted him and hurried towards him and for a moment ......we nearly embraced each other but stop short of doing so
Why?
We were in Dubai where showing affection was frowned upon 
We smiled and greeted each other formally before heading towards the Grosvenor House, our home for three days
We were on the thirty second floor.
A surprise laid in wait for me as I enter the room...... A large bouquet of blood red roses with a couple of pink carnations entwined, a box of chocolates and two heart shaped packets filled with exotic chocolates and of course my favourite tipple...... Baileys!


Wednesday 13th February......
My journey to five countries has begun with my first port of call being Dubai a seven hour fifty minutes journey from Heathrow T3
Tonight it's a sleepover at Sofitel T5 with an early morning shuttle to T3
I travel alone to meet DOS man for Valentines' Day