Tuesday, January 31, 2006
In Calgary
Well, after 30 or so long hours, and a slight debacle with Jason in Auckland, we made it home safe and sound. Of course, about 30 minutes after landing, it had to snow! That is classic murphy's law for you right there! Oh well, it made having a hot bath just that much better.
Our flight to Malaysia, as mentioned, felt long due to the crazy lady beside me who majorly invaded my space the entire flight, interrupting me even when I had my ipod earphones in and reading my book! Getting through customs took FOREVER, due to getting stuck in line behind a large Chinese tour group. I also realized that not all cultures really grasp the idea of queueing in a straight line! It was a slight bit of chaos at the airport. Add on the fact that even though it was a busy evening, the KL airport only felt the need to put 4 customs staff on duty. Not like Calgary, where with slow traffic they had about 8 customs staff on! After finally getting out of the airport, finding our hotel vouchers, and the shuttle, we got to stay for free at the Holiday Inn in Kuala Lumpur, courtesy of Malaysian airlines, and the room was very nice, and getting 2 free meals did not hurt either! We then had a 4 hour flight to Taipei, and a 10.5 hour one to LA where we spent 5 hours before finally getting home last night at 9:30.
It is great to be back, and I want to catch up with lots of people. My cell number is the same so don't hesitate to call! Looking forward to seeing everyone from at home!
PS. For note of our future travels....Rob and I are off to Washington DC and Las Vegas for a 12 day trip at the end of March, and then off to good old England for my Masters program in mid September, for one year.
Our flight to Malaysia, as mentioned, felt long due to the crazy lady beside me who majorly invaded my space the entire flight, interrupting me even when I had my ipod earphones in and reading my book! Getting through customs took FOREVER, due to getting stuck in line behind a large Chinese tour group. I also realized that not all cultures really grasp the idea of queueing in a straight line! It was a slight bit of chaos at the airport. Add on the fact that even though it was a busy evening, the KL airport only felt the need to put 4 customs staff on duty. Not like Calgary, where with slow traffic they had about 8 customs staff on! After finally getting out of the airport, finding our hotel vouchers, and the shuttle, we got to stay for free at the Holiday Inn in Kuala Lumpur, courtesy of Malaysian airlines, and the room was very nice, and getting 2 free meals did not hurt either! We then had a 4 hour flight to Taipei, and a 10.5 hour one to LA where we spent 5 hours before finally getting home last night at 9:30.
It is great to be back, and I want to catch up with lots of people. My cell number is the same so don't hesitate to call! Looking forward to seeing everyone from at home!
PS. For note of our future travels....Rob and I are off to Washington DC and Las Vegas for a 12 day trip at the end of March, and then off to good old England for my Masters program in mid September, for one year.
# posted by Sarah Webb @ 5:05 PM 
