Ok, over the clouds. I am over the (freaking) Wing, so can see squat. When I called in it was all they had. Normally, I would say shame on me for not changing the seat assignment, but when you see the wonderful seatmate I have, I am happy.
No map and no airshow. No watch, so I have no idea what time it was, left it at home and the watches on sale at Heathrow, ick.
Over dark clouds, with wing below, kind of drove me nuts.
They started showing tv shows, wasn't bad. Started with the BBC news which I watch everyday, if possible, thanks to BBC America. I would die without it.
Then they went to a program of different sitcoms. One UK show I have never seen, most interesting.
I pulled out my Israeli book and did some cramming for the final.
I learned so much about Israel and the Israeli people from this wonderful book, you have no idea.
I would have liked to have had a prayer book, in English of course, but that was not to be and my Christian Bible was home. Oh well.
My seatmate and I start casually yacking. So, where are you from?
I forget his name, awful? He is a dual citizen from Israel and the US and lives near Washington D.C. Hey,are you on flyertalk? LOL
I feel good about him and we talk. He is a fellow worldtraveler and the guy has been everywhere. We swap travel stories and experiences.
The man is a romantic. He took his wife to Italy as a surprise, but told her they were going to Niagara Falls. He then invited their friends. She was touched. I was touched! That is something I will do for my wife.
Hey, I have surprised women with some nice gifts, it is a good start, and my brother took his wife to New York as a surprise, so it runs in the family. smile
I told him at the end of the flight how lucky his wife is. He smiled.
Dinner came. My first real BA meal, vs. the little baggy they give you with not much in it.
Quite impressed. A full platter, much bigger than American, a delicious chicken curry, which was mentioned on flyertalk, some salad I was, ahhhhhhhh, the apple pie, Brian, take it! but the bread and accoutrements and all was good. I don't remember all but the chicken was good and I have snacked all day, bad on me. Kitkat was nice as well.
We do more talking and comparing stories, explaining it is my first time to Israel. He, like an Israeli friend who visits the Synagogue, told me they were very proud of me making the trip, my first Aliyah, and by myself at that. No one else wanted to go.
We both agreed it was time for a bathroom break. For me to go only once on a 5 hour flight is very good, right guys? LOL
It was great to stretch, walk through the cabin. Usually people are sleeping at what must have been 2 freaking in the morning. They were all up yacking. People in the aisle, big but
up and down and up and down, and that drove my friend crazy, laugh...
People did stare at my lapel pin, most smiled. I liked that. It showed America's support for Israel. They, like the UK and others, Australia and New Zealand were also there as I was down under when it happened, were there for us on 9/11. Tear.
The cute stewardess who had served us was in the back and I asked for another kitkat bar if they had one. Can't explain it, the British one is so much better than ours. 1 point for the Britts.
She also said yeah, I have given you too much water. I had a small crush on her, I think she could see it. She had a German flag on her lapel pin meaning she speaks German, should I try to impress her with my terrible German? I think not. yeah she was cute.
Back to the seats, more yacking, some more reading, and a little zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Sorry for the suspense, but I need to break it here, right before we land in Israel.
he he he Shalom