My mum and big sis stayed with me in Heathrow for the 6 hour stay before I left for the year. I'm so glad that they did - I was an emotional wreck half the time :( It was really sad leaving them... I burst out crying in front of the security at the departure gates... thinking back I feel so embarrassed! I kept waving at them the whole way through security, I was still sad but I was getting excited to go - for the first time!
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This was my first long haul flight - so it was really cool getting a big chair with blankets and pillows and a TV screen! Soon got over that novelty though! I was at the window seat and the two people beside me were sleeping for the whole time and I couldn't get out to go for a walk! Flew up over London - time to say a final goodbye to the UK. Then flew over the Netherlands and Eastern Europe which was cool, I could see all the thunder and lightening below. The something really cool - flew over Moscow and seen it all lit up! That was really great. It was a fairly turbulent flight, lots and lots of bumps - a few really scary moments! I tried to catch some sleep after dinner but it was pretty difficult so I watched some films (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - pretty good!) as I flew into the night and over Central Asia.
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When I woke up everyone was still asleep but the sun was so bright outside as the plane flew over Kazakhstan. Breakfast time- had some really yummy
pancakes! Really surprised how good the food and service was - well done Air New Zealand! Watched out the window for the remainder of the journey, catching glimpses of China below.
Then it was time, 12 hours later to land in Hong Kong - wow, just wow. That place looks amazing! I'd really love to spend some actual time there! So, a quick 2 hour stop before the next leg of the journey, I was half way there.
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