Monday 3rd October 2016

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Up at 3:30, flight socks on and quick cup of tea. Picked up by taxi by Patrick at 4:30am. Quite busy on road especially around terminal 5. Dropped off at Heathrow terminal 3. Dropped off bags and through security. Saw A380 airbus outside waiting for us. Double decker. Boarded and took off 9:05. So big but rose effortlessly with seemingly little speed. Time passed quickly with lots of onboard entertainment and two meals. Landed early 6:45pm already dark. Made it through airport and onto metro. Came out at Dubai Marina and the 32degree heat covered us like a hot blanket. Hotel Marina Byblos thankfully near. Good room. Had quick shower and straight to bed, once we had mastered remote control light switches! Lokking forward to seeing our surroundings in the daylight.

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