I had to ask for help opening a can of Pepsi as the top is different from what I am used to and I broke the top of the first can. I am frightened of security as there are men around who look like the military. I don't think there is actually anything to fear, but my fear comes from the unknown and all of this is very unknown to me.
I am in the business class lounge right now, which I am thankful for because I feel a little safer. I have not seen any other single female travelers. Women have either been with there husbands or traveling with a female companion. This is probably partly due to the fact that women travel on business less frequently then men, but it may also be a cultural thing, I'm not sure. Being an American woman by myself I feel like I am standing out like a sore thumb.
But, now onto the lovely trip I just experienced. I wish Emirates flew in the US, the service is top notch. I was traveling business class, but even American Airlines first class is not as good. The whole flight was like a non-stop buffet of gourmet food. First was fresh squeezed orange juice or champagne, then it was a canapés course, then an appetizer of smoked salmon and salad, then the main lunch course (I choose Asian Prawns), then the desert course (I choose a banana cake with toffee topping), after that the desert cart came by a second time with fruits and cheeses as an additional choice, finally it was afternoon tea accompanied y sandwiches and deserts. The flight began and ended with a hot towel. There were little extras such as a flower on each plate and a cloth placemat on the table.
The in-flight entertainment options were ten times better than American airlines. I watched Night at the Museum and Sideways. There were lots of movies and TV shows to choose from. I even caught a music video in Arabic, it was quite amusing. They also had hundreds of video games to play. I played hang man, mine sweeper, and a puzzle game. There was a channel to watch your flight progress, but they also had cameras mounted to the front and bottom of the plane so you could watch those channels as well. I enjoyed that as I was not able to get a window seat on this flight. I watched the plane land on the front of the plane camera, which was pretty intense. I am not scarred of flying, but watching your own plane land makes you realize how vulnerable you are.
The seat was phenomenal. It had controls in the armrest to automatically adjust the seat back, lift the foot rest, and position the lower back of the seat. The seats did not lay all the way flat but it was like a very comfortable recliner that you could take a lovely nap in. This time the TV remote in the armrest was necessary because I could not reach the seat back in front of me with my toe when my legs were fully extended, let alone my arm.
I know I am using words like "lovely" and "quite"; listening to English being spoke properly (there I go again) for two days made me see how nice English can sound. I really like "lovely", "quite", and "proper"; they sound much better than "cool" and "very".
Back to the flight, it was like being in a great movie theater with ultra-comfortable seats and great food served to you. The time flew by, and I was on board for almost 7 hours.
As we were de-boarding a professor from Texas State that was on my plane introduced herself, small world.
Now onto Delhi, ready or not here I go.
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