Zero 7 (from 9/30/06)
Meeting up with people in Instanbul during my 12h layover didn't happen. So instead I rented a hotel room for the day and worked and napped.
The airport hotel was pretty nice for the price ($80), and I felt much better after taking a shower. The little touches were nice, too, such as when I asked for an iron and ironing board to the room, the housekeeping person actually ironed my clothes!
After taking a 4h nap and getting some work done, I walked around the airport for a bit. My first impression after landing was that the airport was DEAD. I soon discovered, though, that the gate areas appear dead bcause they are locked off except for about 1h before boarding. The actual main terminal area was pretty busy, and hd loads of high-end shops. My favorite item on display was Turkish Delights. I will definitely get some on my way back.
Boarding to go to Baku was the fastest boarding I'd ever done. No rows, etc. Just everyone up and bording quickly. As I was trying to acclimate myself to Rusiian by listening to discussions around me, I noticed something else: they were playing a Zero 7 song off the Simple Things album over the airplane's sound system.
In any case, I'm mid-flight as I write this. More to come after I land!
The airport hotel was pretty nice for the price ($80), and I felt much better after taking a shower. The little touches were nice, too, such as when I asked for an iron and ironing board to the room, the housekeeping person actually ironed my clothes!
After taking a 4h nap and getting some work done, I walked around the airport for a bit. My first impression after landing was that the airport was DEAD. I soon discovered, though, that the gate areas appear dead bcause they are locked off except for about 1h before boarding. The actual main terminal area was pretty busy, and hd loads of high-end shops. My favorite item on display was Turkish Delights. I will definitely get some on my way back.
Boarding to go to Baku was the fastest boarding I'd ever done. No rows, etc. Just everyone up and bording quickly. As I was trying to acclimate myself to Rusiian by listening to discussions around me, I noticed something else: they were playing a Zero 7 song off the Simple Things album over the airplane's sound system.
In any case, I'm mid-flight as I write this. More to come after I land!
posted by AdamB at 3:03 PM
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