Full day stop in Saudi Arabia (Sharjah)

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Saturday 3rd of december 2011

Had somehow a sleep in the plane, listening to Arabic music. Flying into the rising sun. Getting out taking the shuttle bus. Arriving at the airport another time zone I guess 2 hours later, running out of battery here, hopefully I find a place to plug in my resharjah, haha... . United emirates flags everywhere even at the passport control the lady has fingernails in the flag of the united emirates, nice, I like the colours, green white black with some red in it! Hmm going to the toilet again as always clean. There is a praying room for men here and a lady kinda sings the information of the flights at least it seems like that! Okay, I'm allowed to step outside after the manager in a sergeant looking style approved! Very bossy but charming. Ok let's see...okay outside , pretty not much nothing here just airport, walking through some sand (Listen to recording 1. Sharjah airport) , meeting a guy from Nepal (Listen to 2. recording Nepal taxi driver) having a nice chat, returning to the airport, charging iPod, trying to get wifi connection, checking in at early! Getting information about business lounge. Damn having a shower , 7 sandwiches, a tea, a warm meal, 2 croissants , a chocolat cake with a strawberry on it, a coffee, chips, a beer, newspaper,cosy seats, nice relaxing music and wifi connection for free! Luckyyyyy! Ok after 3 hours enjoying this luxury , time to get out , still 8 hours to cover till the flight is going. 13.41, checking all this Duty free stuff, so many rich people around here, I'm a bum compared to them, but many people have beards here especially the really rich. Sign of wealth?? Guy next to me is slurping his sneeze up in style , yuk! Pretty damn clear airport! Hope that the luggage is transferred correctly , otherwise I don't have anything, but it seems pretty reliable! Always trying to think positive. Like the arabiN writings they seem so harmonic. The next Hindi writing looks also really interesting. 16.02, still some battery left. Was talking to some Indian lady from Mumbai ( listen to recording 3. Indian lady), going to another waiting area, alot ob people with traditional clothing and bears here, seems to be some big group because they all have some identity card. I like their outfits especially the old man with the white beard and the turban! They all look kinda Asian. Still wearing the cross Charlie gave to me in Mostar , get reactions from people I guess, Indian lady from before said to me that she is also Christian , the majority of the people seem to be Christian according to her. Wonder what Christmas and new years eve is going to be in India and especially where I will be, still in Bangalore? Maybe goa, new years eve on the beach, or Christmas? Sounds nice to me. Hmmm I will see. Muhammad of karachi giving me new ideas to go to Sri Lanka. I will see how the wind will carry the blossom ideas of Dan Delaion.16.22 damn , I'm tired.maybe it's the air, this air is used so many times, used up. Maybe if the.... Hmmm no to go outside again is weird I've already been outside and came back in otherwise they will stamp My passport again, collecting things in the passport is nice it's like a souvenir you have to carry around you all the time. Hmmm charged the iPod a little at another mans laptop, think it worked, trying to use the wifi again from before. 17.03 of course it's working, genius.Hmm battery got burnt! Later after some time to time napping getting on the plane. Met a guy right away in the plane, his name is saif and is from the near of Bangalore, talking bait about Bangalore,(recording 4. Indian guy on plane) there is a hidden camera show going on, on the tv screens, funny. Sleeping also again. Time zone is moving again , I think two and a half hours forward! There is some Allah Muslim prayings on the plane which begins him talking "Allah hu Akbar" for several times(Listen to recording 5. for more Allah praying). Don't have a place to stay in Bangalore, but arriving at 02.50 am...

Stay tuned for Indian adventure!



Sent from my iPod

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Comments

[Tassilo]

nice UAE the seven kingdoms (Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the best)
I'm exactly hoping to get a job with the emirates airline. Would be so nice. I would be able to do what you are doing seeing the world.