half-way there

It all feels a little surreal; I have just taken an amazing shower at the airport and now I am sitting in a luxury lounge drinking cooldrinks on the house as I overlook the rooftop Sunflower garden.

Ok, so maybe we are behaving like soft spoilt brats forking over R120 each to spend 5 hours in a quite and comfortable lounge. But consider that for this we get to shower, use free internet (but then free internet is available throughout the airport) and drink and eat as much as we like. The food; fruit salads, pastries and cakes, sandwiches and cocktail stuff. And it's not like we can't afford it considering the city tour we went on this morning through Singapore, including a boat trip on the Singapore river, with a tour-guide giving us the rundown and history was free. A rather amazing place this and truly beautiful, they go to such trouble with the landscaping and layout.

Besides, we have gotten tired of the free massage chairs at gate E10 of terminal 2. But don't worry we wont do this on the return trip, for that we will be better prepared - we will bring our swimming costumes. For only R40 each we will spend the return transit in the rooftop pool of terminal 1 (if I can get Marie out of the spa baths that is).

We have been out onto two of the three public rooftop gardens at the airport and although truly amazing it is just too hot to be out there if you are not standing under one of the mist sprays. Mugy it is, but over and above the temp. is also high today.

Anyway, need to go and spoil myself - only have 4 hours left before the 10 hour or so leg to Aukland.

later