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djelibeybi

Eclipse of the Century report - Days 3 & 4

Jul 28, 2009 20:25

We woke early on Wednesday morning to a leisurly breakfast at the hotel and a read of the newspapers. After checking we'd got everything, we checked out of the hotel and caught the hoppa to terminal 4 at Heathrow and joined the check-in queue. While queueing, we asked after possible upgrades and decided that, for a 12 hour flight, it was worth the ( Read more... )

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keristor July 28 2009, 20:45:53 UTC

From when I was in Guangzou (Canton), Chinese driving works because the drivers are incredibly laid-back. In Britain, if anyone cut someoneone up like the Chinese drivers do, they'd be sworn at and the 'victim' would be out for revenge. The Chinese, though, just laugh about it.

(I've seen them also drive the wrong way down an exit ramp onto a motorway. No one bothers...)

djelibeybi July 28 2009, 20:59:38 UTC

I have to agree with you. There really wasn't any sort of agression or territorialism like you'd see over here. They used the horns a lot but not in a threatening way.

keristor July 29 2009, 08:14:11 UTC

Yes, they use the horns correctly as warnings rather than as punishment, something which I wish UK drivers realised...

bellinghman July 28 2009, 21:15:49 UTC

Envy.

(an Airbus A360-600 - thanks, Mary) Do you mean the A340-600 (such as VA fly to Shanghai)? I don't think Airbus have an A360 yet.

djelibeybi July 28 2009, 21:23:00 UTC

Um, yes. Finger-fudge. Thanks, I will edit.

bellinghman July 28 2009, 23:00:14 UTC

If you were flying VA, then there's a chance you flew this one - Mystic Maiden:

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djelibeybi July 29 2009, 06:17:50 UTC

{smiles} - No. I think we would have noticed that one ;-)

Also, I didn't see it from that angle.