Somehow, I managed to change seats with someone to get a window seat but since it was already dark, I couldn't see much. Dinner consisting of fish and some other things was served. After around 2 hours, we reached Bangkok and spent around an hour idling on the plane before the plane left for Helsinki. This time, another meal was served. I don't know what you can call it. There was chicken and some other stuff. I don't know how long that flight took but I was really bored to death. I had to change seats and ended up having to sit beside a couple. The in-flight entertainment wasn't very good either. The music wasn't appealing and they did not screen any show. Somehow, I managed to fall asleep but I was constantly woken up by the screen because it was too bright when they started to screen the movie.
At 3 am (can't remember which country's time), I woke up. The most amazing thing was that when I looked out of the window while waiting to use the toilet, I saw the sun rising. That was my very first time seeing sunrise. I cannot really remember the things that took place after that.
When we finally reached Helsinki, we had to wait quite some time at the airport before getting onto a double decker bus that brought us around to see some of the more significant landmarks there. We had lunch at a Chinese restaurant. The food was not really good but I still ate quite a lot of it because I was really hungry. After that, I think we visited a few more places before we went for some shopping. After the shopping, we headed back for the airport. I had a hard time adapting to the place. The doors of the bus are all on the right and my seat was facing the back of the bus. It really felt like I was going backwards in a car. Adding on to that, it was warm indoors and cool outdoors. It made no sense to me. I think I got my headache thanks to all of that.
The flight from Helsinki to Brussels was the worst flight I have ever had. Although I got a window seat, I did not look much out of the window because I felt as though I would throw up any moment. The meal served on board wasn't really what I would enjoy, especially the funny piece of bread that tasted very funny. I felt so horrible that I had to force myself to sleep. I managed to sleep so well that I did not even know when the plane was landing. Until I felt a sharp pain in my ear. By the time I was conscious of my surroundings, I felt the wheels of the plane coming into contact with the ground.
The Brussels airport wasn't really user-friendly. We had to walk quite some distance before we could get our luggage. After loading our luggage onto the buses, we drove into Holland. It was drizzling when we got there and there weren't any windmills along the way and the view from the bus wasn't very interesting. After around half the journey, I gave up looking up and went to sleep.
I was very relieved when we reached the hotel we were staying in. It was around 10 pm Holland time then but the sun was only starting to set. It is a very nice and cosy place. It wasn't at all what I expected. After unloading our luggage, we had supper there. That is the meal that I will remember most. The food was extremely delicious. I have never tasted anything close to that. We had chicken with a very special gravy and pasta and soup. I couldn't help but go for 3 helpings even though I was already quite full.
After typing for more than half an hour, I have only finished day 1. I think I shall continue some other day.
