Airports!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a quickie to say we are travelling home. We are currently in Dubai airport, ready for bed but with a 3 & 1/2 hour wait until we board for KL. Just when we thought we had airports all sorted we mucked up in Rome. Of course we were there in plenty of time and of course we found our gate before we relaxed and had something to eat and go to the loo, etc.  The toilet was the last stop before boarding and the queues were so long at the ladies, so we didn't arrive back at our gate until 10 mins after boarding had started. No need to panic, boarding takes so long.

The only problem was we had the wrong gate! How did we do this after being in and out of airports for 7 weeks? Obviously we've become too complacent. I mistook 'zone' on our tickets for 'gate'. And off we ran again. There was no time to spare. All the signs said 8 minutes to the right gate. Everyone knows that's only 4 if you run. But that only took us to the train station. Luckily we only had to go one stop and we were there, almost, just a short run to join the back of the queue.

Now everyone knows it's a long haul and it's best to stay 'fresh', at least initially, not run like a mad lunatic through an airport before you even get on the first plane.

Now we're in Dubai. I cannot believe how long it took us to get to the 'right' gate and yes we have triple checked that it is the right one. Lots of walking, elevators, lifts, and another train journey.  There was only one small hiccup and it wasn't even our fault. We boarded the train and the destination flashed up as 'luggage collection' which couldn't possibly be us because we were just transferring planes. So whilst everyone got off the train (usually a bad sign) we stayed on for the next station, thinking that would be our gate. Wrong again! The train headed back in the direction we'd just come from. So we just played it cool, went back then back again, got off at luggage collection and found more directions to our gate. And it's not our fault because they should have announced that all passengers should get off! 

Anyway we are not moving from our gate! Bye from Dubai.

Here are a few photos from yesterday:

I think this is the Sant Maria Basilica.

I didn't know Tony was taking this shot. Maybe I'd had enough of churches by this stage!

I think I'm yawning.

And a quick photo from our last dinner:

And Tony being silly!

And a last minute attempt to get my runners dry:

As I ran out of internet in Dubai I couldn't publish this entry, so we are now safely in the correct gate lounge in KL. Two thirds of the way home. We got this far before they confiscated our lovely Nduja!!!!!!!

 Melbourne here we come x