9 oct. 2010 (sa)

my 52nd birthday. thanks mommy!

i was on the plane from kolkata to dubai at midnight on the 9th. two of the crew members brought me birthday cake and took my picture a little after midnight local time. that was very funny. excellent cake as well.

breakfast

oj
roll and butter
water

on the flight from k to d.

we landed in dubai at about 1 am local time. connection was at about 2 am local. basically ran the terminal to make the connection.

flight from dubai to nyc was 12 long hours. very hard on my legs especially. few opportunitys to get up and stretch. i probably slept about 6 hours on this leg. very fitful, though. often interrupted.

ate very little of the two meals provided on the plane. stomach was advising me that i should take it easy. mostly water, juices, rolls and butter.

plane landed in nyc at around 8:30 local time. took some time to get through passport control and to collect luggage. carousel was badly managed. at one point i thought i'd miss the 10:15 flight. found my way to terminal 7.

breakfast

bacon, egg, and cheese bagel
coke

at the mcdonald's in terminal 7.  tasted great. i nice surprise for me. i didn't really think it would still be lunch time.

flight from nyc to dulles left on time. chatted with seat mate, a musician on his way to paris. short, enjoyable flight.

met elizabeth at baggage claim. she looked great. she had some sun and seems to have lost weight.

we stopped at mcdonalds (!!!) on the way home for lunch.

quarter pounder
large fries (shared)
coke

excellent.

i took the shower i had been dying for when we arrived home. i actually soaped up twice i felt so grimy. so much better after a shower.

went to the bedroom still dripping and took a nap from about 2:30 to 5:00. felt much better when at 5:00.

watched a bit of tv in the evening.

dinner

omelette with swiss cheese and onions
bagel
iced tea

dessert

birthday cake
coffee

tasty

long birthday but really good.