Borat country here I come!

Cyclefrance · 03-19-2008, 01:48 PM

Now this isn't going at all to form.

Flight left on time, even landed on time, uneventful(ish) taxi ride to hotel (the guy knew all the back streets and missed all the jams), hotel is top quality 5-star jobbie, class are hanging on every word, food is excellent, room comfortable.... not me at all...

So what can I tell you....

Well there was that moment waiting in the departure lounge when the announcement came across the PA system: 'bing-bong, would Mr Daniel Craig in the Diamnond Lounge please contact the BMI flight attendant as we are now about to board....' Hey, 007 on my flight, must be filming a scene for the new Bondie 'Quantum of Solace' (god, there's a gripper of a title if ever there was one...!!) - wonder if he's smaller in real life....? . So, camera at the ready, but.... no sign, dammit! - turns out Daniel Craig is a petroleum engineer on his way to a meeting in Almaty. And that's about the way it's been going, so far.

Not a patch on my colleague who was presenting before me. He decided to fly from Norwich (where he lives) to Amsterdam where he would catch the KLM direct flight to Almaty. Only when he arrived in Amsterdam, for the first time ver since its inauguration, the KLM flight was cancelled. After a lot of to-ing and fro-ing they found him an alternative - fly from Amsterdam to Heathrow (3 hours wait for that), then a five hour wait in Heathrow, before he could catch the Aeroflot overnighter to Moscow, then wait another 3 hours in Moscow before he got a connecting flight to Almaty. Door to door, 26 hours. Now that sound more like the usual me than him! Good job he left a day earlier than he needed to.

My flight did have to call at Ekaterinberg to drop off and pick up, but even that went ahead quicker than normal (-12 C which must be around 8 F, I reckon - not that I ventured outsidethe plane to conmfirm that, mind you!)

So what have i got for you, then....

..well a few piccies to post and some info - not as much as I'd like but a couple of days to go yet - will post them tomorrow as need my shut-eye now (nearly 2.00 am)

Have a video from my son to keep you amused until then.... one for the brits and one for the more global audience

03-19-2008, 01:48 PM	#14
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Now this isn't going at all to form. Flight left on time, even landed on time, uneventful(ish) taxi ride to hotel (the guy knew all the back streets and missed all the jams), hotel is top quality 5-star jobbie, class are hanging on every word, food is excellent, room comfortable.... not me at all... So what can I tell you.... Well there was that moment waiting in the departure lounge when the announcement came across the PA system: 'bing-bong, would Mr Daniel Craig in the Diamnond Lounge please contact the BMI flight attendant as we are now about to board....' Hey, 007 on my flight, must be filming a scene for the new Bondie 'Quantum of Solace' (god, there's a gripper of a title if ever there was one...!!) - wonder if he's smaller in real life....? . So, camera at the ready, but.... no sign, dammit! - turns out Daniel Craig is a petroleum engineer on his way to a meeting in Almaty. And that's about the way it's been going, so far. Not a patch on my colleague who was presenting before me. He decided to fly from Norwich (where he lives) to Amsterdam where he would catch the KLM direct flight to Almaty. Only when he arrived in Amsterdam, for the first time ver since its inauguration, the KLM flight was cancelled. After a lot of to-ing and fro-ing they found him an alternative - fly from Amsterdam to Heathrow (3 hours wait for that), then a five hour wait in Heathrow, before he could catch the Aeroflot overnighter to Moscow, then wait another 3 hours in Moscow before he got a connecting flight to Almaty. Door to door, 26 hours. Now that sound more like the usual me than him! Good job he left a day earlier than he needed to. My flight did have to call at Ekaterinberg to drop off and pick up, but even that went ahead quicker than normal (-12 C which must be around 8 F, I reckon - not that I ventured outsidethe plane to conmfirm that, mind you!) So what have i got for you, then.... ..well a few piccies to post and some info - not as much as I'd like but a couple of days to go yet - will post them tomorrow as need my shut-eye now (nearly 2.00 am) Have a video from my son to keep you amused until then.... one for the brits and one for the more global audience __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears Last edited by Cyclefrance; 03-19-2008 at 02:02 PM.

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