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Got back on the Singapore flight in Munich for the estimated travel time of 11 hours.
All got settled for the long haul, a couple of hours rest before the first of our 5 meal on board experience, definitely not a flight for anyone who is watching their weight or on a restricted diet.
The first pass by the stewardesses was the drinks cabinet, on the menu was the notorious Singapore Sling cocktail and it would be an insult to the name and their culture if all 9 of us didn't partake in a glass. Yum Yum, very moreish.
Breakfast:- this consisted of a meal for a small army and as 9 of us were a small army, we ate it all.
We needed to wake Diane up for this meal, in fact for every meal, hence her new nickname "The Sloth", as she just eats and sleeps.
During long haul flights, the restroom is normally required, Paul and Andy were sat next to each other and in turn they used the facilities, Paul returned first, stood in the aisle and waited for Andy to get into the middle seat, while this was happening the pilot stated over the tannoy that we were experiencing turbulence and the seat belt sign had been switched on. Paul and Andy wanting to comply with the pilots request tried to fasten their seat belts to find that Paul was sat on his but didn't realise and proceeded to fasten what he thought was his seat belt only to find that he had two matching clips and no buckle, Andy on the other hand only had a buckle, this made us laugh.
So the rest of the 11 hour flight consisted of eating, drinking, watching TV and trying to get some sleep, although the seats weren't overly comfortable.
Jump forward 10 hours, 50 minutes we are advised that the plane will soon be landing, all seats must be put in the upright position, folding tables stowed away and foot rests tucked up back into position. The steward asked Andy if he would take his feet off the foot rest, to which Andy said that he would, if he had realised they were still on it, as his feet were dead.
Very smooth landing, hand luggage collected from overhead compartments and this is where Gary's new nickname "S U G" comes into force. "Sensei I will carry your bag" !! Meaning of S U G - Suck Up Gary. Harsh but fair.
Greeted at the airport by Sensei Philip Lee and Sensei Frank Burlingham, minibus from the airport to our hotel with Frank Burlingham as our tour guide.
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