Au Revoir Europe

I think we all slept pretty well, but were woken by the nasty phone ringing just after phone.  I couldnt trust my watch to alarm properly!  I had pre-booked the same driver we had when we arrived and he was already waiting for us when we checked out.  We left the hotel around 615 so were at the airport by 7.  Something odd is happening this trip - there have been no queues to check in and drop bags so again it took hardly any time to get to the departure gate.  Still not in love with Charles DeGaulle - its a boring airport really.

We spent our last euros on some drinks and I bought some perfume before getting on the plane.  A380 again to Doha so it was very comfortable.  This leg was a little over 7 hours so we watched tv and ate the airplane food which wasnt bad.

We arrived in Doha around 530 pm and wanted something to eat.  Already the body clock is a little out as we've lost a couple of hours.  We had wanted to buy a new camera here but man oh man prices are high here.  So high in fact that we paid over $70 aud for our dinner - a couple of plated of food and a small drink each.  Our layover here was about 5 hours but it actually went pretty quick.

random f1 car in the airport

our plane in the Doha haze

We boarded the A350 for the 13 hours to get home and unfortunately the plane was chockers.  We hoped it wouldn't be so that we could spread out a little but not our day.  the worst news was yet to come - the in flight entertainment system was broken.  That left us with 2 movies to watch and a few games to play.  No in flight plane cameras, no journey maps nothing.  It felt like a very long flight.  Sleeping was difficult but we all managed a little at least.  Nate did the best with sleep gratefully.

Coming back through Adelaide airport was painless as well as they're using the electronic system much better now.  We cleared customs and immigration quickly and we were home.

6 weeks away had flown by - we have seen so many amazing things and had a really great experience.  I think I got the mix of rest and activity right this time - we felt like we had a break which you don't always feel when you go overseas. 

One thing we did all agree on - our beds would feel heavenly tonight!