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5 Feb 2005

What can I tell you about my flight? No one who has ever been on a long-haul flight would expect such an answer as "nice" or "enjoyable", anyway. To tell you the truth, the flight was 3 hours delayed, my aisle seat was miraculously crammed between two other seats, my knees are bruised due to the not so great space between my seat and the one in front of me and I had to fly with an all but antique Boeing 767. Didn't Lauda ever hear about great, modern, safe and comfy Airbusses?

Immigration was surprisingly fast and efficient. I only had to fill in a customs form, which I did whilst queuing for the officer's desk. I only just completed the form when it was my turn.

My driver was waiting for me at the exit and it was much less hassle to get out of the airport than I expected. Actually, there was no one who wanted to sell me things or to take me places. My guidebook obviously tends to overdo a bit. Compared to disembarking in Accra (Ghana) or Kathmandu (Nepal), it was quiet like a funeral.

After a 30mins drive along well paved avenues, which sporadically where congested by trucks, we arrived at the Hare Krishna Guest House. This was about half an hour ago. Now, I'm sitting at a computer in the neighbouring hotel. My guest house gave my room away, because I was so late. The next room will be vacant at 5am (in 1hr 45mins). Good night.

Oh yeah...and the weather: 15 degrees Celsius and rain. But the air is fresh and feels quite pleasant (compared to Austrian winter, anyway).

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