Actually it is a multipurpose trip. It's for me to go for a holiday in Glasgow (the last time I was in UK, I only sleep a night there and there was no chance to explore the city), for me to help my sister to bring back some of her things, for shopping (the best part of the trip!) and etc etc...
It's a solo adventure without LK =P
It was sort of a last minute decision to go to Glasgow, due to my health condition 2 or 3 weeks earlier. After making decison to "just do it", I was busy looking for the best priced ticket.
Glasgow being a less popular overseas holiday destination, there was no direct flight to Glasgow Airport from KLIA. I went to a few airline website to check for cheapest tickets (MAS, Thai Airways, KLM, AirFrance, SIA, Emirates, and a few others which I have forgotten the names). So, guess which one offers the best rates?
I did try to ask travel agents, but surprisingly, I found that KLM offers the lowest price. Bought my online ticket and also called the local KLM ticket office to ensure that my seat is really booked. I will be flying with MAS airline for about 15 hours to Schipol Internatiol Airport in Amsterdam and will transit for about 3 hours before flying with KLM to Glasgow International Airport.
During the flight to Amsterdam, it was a really pleasant journey. I get the whole row to myself and the flight is not even half full. I watched Mamma Mia for the 2nd time during the flight, as there were not many movies that interest me. I also try to catch as much sleep as possible as I will be arriving in Glasgow at about 10.30am in the morning.
During my sleep, I did wake up a few times due to dehydration and asked for some fruit juice. The outside temperature was the lowest when I was flying over Russia and the air inside the plane is really dry.
I arrived in Schipol airport at 5am plus local time. Malaysia is 7 hours ahead of Amsterdam. This is the only shot I took of the airport with my handy 2.0 megapixel handphone, "passed down" from LK.
How did I pass 3 hours? Window shopping, reading newspaper, listening to my MP3s... Then I was thirsty..Went to McD and bought a bottle of Lipton's Iced Lemon Tea for EUR 3! It's pricey, even for the locals I would think.
Before going to the departure gate, I went to the KLM's self check in kiosk, confirmed my check in status and reselected my seat. At the gate, there were so many people sitting around the walkway. There is no chair for passengers to sit before they are allowed to go into the departure hall. It's quite an eye sore actually..And there were so many people queuing up.
Thank God it was a short flight, and it was a nice one as well. When I was already in the terminal and was walking into the luggage collection place, I felt very cold. So I went into the ladies and put on another shirt. Thank God once again, my sister is coming to "pick" me and bring me a warm jacket.
WL
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