2014 world trip from 17th to 22nd: longest travel 44 hours
Now is 21st, I felt so bad As my notes are gone, can not find it, hopefully can get it later when Internet comes, now a day, internet disturbed life a lot, it confused me and I am hateful now for lost all my beautiful notes, real prey got I can have them back .
I was busy and so determined for making album in past 2 days. Spent over 10 hours on photos, may be paradise only want me to record one way, I can not wait to see labrum when I am back to Halifax .
I can only started from the day we left island . 17th, we packed luggage , left into hotel, took our rental car for a drive to other side of Tahiti . Tahiti looks like a fish, intercontinental is at fish mouth, we were told a beautiful quiet beach restaurant at fish tail, 1 hour drive, nothing can stop me to go to beach. Even all my skin under the sun burn , beach restaurant is nice. Sit along the beach, fish is right under the seats, I feed the fish with bread , so many fish come, first small one, the big one, then the eel and crab. There are so many burgle shell , owner use the burgle nail to make table sign ! He cook the burgle and throw shell back to water. We went to the beach right next to restaurant , I walked on reef again, here is very unique, has 2 layers of reef, 2 lagoon, both reef has an opening to ocean, boat can come in as 40 meter deep water, French navy boat came in from here years ago. Two reef like 2 lace around , beautiful ,water is clear of course, I walked carefully with my shoes and alone the path. Found a big 7 finger shell . Very happy .
on the way back to Tahiti , got phone call from supplier to join supper. George's was planned to go lesson to Polynesia music, but the supplier 's girl friend requested to switch place, we did go to eat Vietnamese . From their words, I realized we got famous already I'm the island as we visited 2 big family there.
Night flight at 12:00 , 5 hours flight to Auckland, but it is 19th 8:00am. We lost one day. I am glad it is business class so we can sleep a little. Full of beautiful , unforgettable memory, we left, happy, not sad, as we know we can be aback soon.
Arrived Auckland , it one day later on time zone, 19th. Lots of Chinese . All the sign here has 2 language : English and Chinese. We stayed at airport hotel, got a little rest . Total transit time is 7 hours to next flight.
This is the longest flight in our life :
Tahiti 6 hours to Auckland , 7 hours transit,
Auckland to Singapore , 11 hours flight . 5 hours transit at Singapore,
Singapore to paris : 15 hours flight .
44 hours total to destination --heaven is not an easy spot to be . But it is so worth it, I will be back any time.
Auckland to Singapore is sin air, Boeing 777, first class is a big sofa bed . We are the only 2 at cabin,so we have seats 1st roll, bed 2nd roll . Seats as wide as love seats, bed is real bed with form , like a mattress, we are next to each other . Can touch George's with my hand. TV is a real TV , like 40 inch, big . Feels very comfortable .
We spent 10,000 per person for the tickets, I felt worth it already , but next flight with air bus 380.
Auckland wool is the most well know . We can not miss this chance, spent over $1000 to purchased wool coat, it was so warm .make from possum tail and wool and silk , so warm that I sweat when I move a little . With 10 degree, only one coat is enough .
Stayed in lounge all the time , they have bed, shower. Food, everything, retreat to go to hotel at Auckland . Should remember Singapore air service is the best . Flight delay for 1 hour, switched to another aircraft , still a 380,can not wait to see what first class cabin is .
It is even bigger than Boeing 777. 2 layers, business class is upstairs which is same as 777. First class is very luxury , only 5 passenger, we got couple suits . There is table, TV, storage . Couple suits means our bed can combined into a queen size. We sleep together ! Have a 3000 meter love experience! It really happened, we just push button " no disturb" !
We got our first experience , this one was on George's bucket list !
I truly felt into sleep, bed is very comfortable , pillow and comforter all nest quality. I slept like baby, weak up 8 hours later . My time change is done on air . No more jet leg in paris . Full of energy when landed, have to say money well spent. Worth it . Without these, my 44 hours travel never work .
Arrived paris on 20th , body still tired, we moved very slow, booked a boutique hotel 600 years old at area 1. Right close to nord dame and louvre , walk to there only 900meter. Area called St. Michelle. Lots of university there. Many restaurant . Next time, I will always book hotel in these area. Very continent location for tourists. Metro is right next to this hotel . Arrived Paris 8:00 am. Stayed inside hotel without doing anything till noon ,just rest. Noon, went to walk around in paris . After so many years travel, forts time, have 1 day free in paris . Can not remember how many times in paris . Never can tour around .
It is 12 degree, sun came out, new possum coat is soft , like heated blanket on me. It is so smooth, I kept on touch him .
Paris , one interest thing is doing nothing , just sit to watch tourist, number one tourist place in the world, 60 million population in France, 25 million tourist every year. 12 million of the. Are Chinese . We did see Chinese every where .
This weekend is Easter, from Friday to Monday 21st is long weekend, paris is empty . Most resident went out somewhere . Only tourist on the street .
Felt into sleep in the afternoon, got nice rest for 5 hours, went up to have supper . So ,any nice restaurant here, George's wanted to go to " pigs feet " place , most famous roasted pig place . However service is very bad, many empty table, but a big line up. Waiter does not care at all . We changed to a nice seafood one next door.
Night walk on paris street,next to nord dame and louvre , feels great, he tried to bring to a jazz place, but in stand, we choose an ice cream place , sat and watch nord dame right in front of us , quiet , romantic night, we felt so in love . This is paris power . Lovers kiss each other, most couple hand to hand . Youth sing. Good smell of food , music around . Impressive old building , historical stores flow in mind . How can you do not feel in love here . Forest time feel the true romance root in paris . Walked back to hotel ,made French love . One of the best for long time . We true realized we are meant to be together for rest of our life . One carry on to travel around world in 1 month made us so close .
21st, we took train to see his mum. Can hear from phone that she is so excited . Only 2 hours by TGV .
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