we had a delightful start to our travels - all packed, taxi on time, qantas canberra checked us through to holland - and the qantas first lounge let us bluff our way in for a la carte, bollinger and a rest.
i reminded myself of this more than once over the ensuing 24 hours - when we discovered that cathay has the hardest seats in the sky, that recline is not a verb applying to said seats, that for hughie, lollies plus turbulence equals projectile vomiting and when a cargo plane 'incident' (read prang) put all but one strip out of action in hong kong, resulting in a 2 hour wait on the tarmac before take-off for the 14 hour flight!
that said, cathay passed my primary test for any airline - we landed safely in holland. api gerard and joyce were there to meet us and we drove the hour or so from amsterdam schipol to dordrecht. renee plied us with real coffee and a traditional hazelnut torte welcome, before we were taken to our apartment to vault our bags up the very dutch stairs (read ladder) and settle in.
this really is a very beautiful little old city. we have quickly found our way around .... i will describe more anon. cheers your european correspondent.
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