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The flight was OK from Perth to Amsterdam minus the few minutes of faintness on the Singapore to Amsterdam portion. Thank goodness the air stewards let me sit where I could get my head between my knees. Over heating under to many blankets and to much travelling was the diagnosis. After arriving in Amsterdam very early in the morning my cousin Niels and I spent a great day being tourists. Niels has lived in The Netherlands for years and yet had not been on a canal tour. What a great day. The weather was amazing and we finished the day with a wonderful dinner at a Baroque restaurant.
Then on to London the next morning to try and sort out the visa for India. Of all the countries that I have travelled to on this trip there have been no hassles with visas. Who knew that getting a visa to go to India would take 15 days because I wasn't a British resident. I have to apologize to Shamita with all my heart as she had made many arrangements for me. I was so looking forward to seeing Bombay but alas I will have to do that another time.
Even though the visa threw a wrench in the works it was great to be in London during spring. The weather was incredible and I actually experienced spring flowers (daffodils and tulips), sunshine, and warm weather. It must be a record. I managed to catch up with one of Mom's oldest friends and Pat made me feel very welcome. We sent the evening together catching up on the past 20 years. I stayed with Pat in 1986 when I first travelled in Europe.
After realizing that I would not get the visa in time for my flight to India I had a panic to change my flights for the rest of this trip. Stacey the lady that booked my round the world flights did a great job to get some flights cancelled and new flights booked. Between the two of us we were able to actually save money on the new flights. So the update is:
London to Bahrain Apr 9 to Apr 13
Bahrain to Bombay Apr 14 to Apr 19 (CANCELLED)
Bombay to Singapore Apr 20 to Apr 26 (CANCELLED - Sorry Shamita)
Bahrain to Singapore Apr 13 - Apr 18 (NEW)
Singapore to Perth Apr 26 to May 2 (CANCELLED)
Singapore to Perth Apr 18 - May 2 (NEW = extra days with my sweetheart John. I'm a happy girl.)
Perth to Sydney May 2 to May 5 (Went to Canberra with Kathryn and Sam rather than staying in Sydney)
Sydney to Brisbane May 5 - May 7 (currently on the plane to Brisbane to visit a friend from years ago)
Brisbane to Sydney to Honolulu May 7 - May 11
Honolulu to Vancouver May 11!
Now you will need to read the other updates that I am going to post tonight so that you are up to date. They will be Bahrain and Indonesia and then Australia.
See you soon.
Tove
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