Had a little bit of excitement in Amsterdam through a bit of comedy of errors. I landed at Schipol airport a mind numbing five hours before my second leg. After making sure I knew where my departure gate was, I wandered around their vast shopping area, trying desperately to stay awake (1 pm CEST = 4 am PST).
I finally wandered back to my gate an hour before boarding and settled in to one of their nice comfy lounge chairs. At the time that we were supposed to begin boarding, an airport employee made a long and important-sounding announcement in Dutch that everybody around me groaned upon hearing. I asked the guy next to me what he had said and he told me that the buses that would take us to our plane were delayed, and it might be up to two hours before they sorted it out. I did the responsible thing and called the taxi company that was scheduled to come pick me up at Glasgow airport and told them about the delay, settled in for the wait, and wound up drifting in and out of sleep for the next 30 min.
When I sat up again, I noticed that people were lining up at the gate, but didn't seem to be boarding yet. I hemmed and hawed about abandoning my comfy lounger to go join the queue, and ultimately decided I should. As I approached the line, I noticed an overhead display that listed the departures for the gate, and (BUH-BUH-BUH-BUM!) saw that my flight to Glasgow had at some point been moved to a different gate!! That it had never been delayed, and was in fact scheduled to leave in ten minutes! I bolted over to my new gate (luckily only two gates away), just as I heard over the intercom "Could Ms Chun please make her way over to Gate 24?" I sprinted onto the plane and then did the walk of shame down the plane's aisle to get to my seat, enduring the glares from my fellow passengers who were all seated, luggage stowed.
Anyway, that was more excitement than I needed today. I'm now safely ensconced in my serviced apartment in Glasgow, watching the rain outside. They're pretty sweet digs - almost too much room for just one person:
Finally, I made it to the grocery store to stock up on food, and came across the item below. How could I resist?!
I'll let you know how it is.
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