Day 2. Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Another long day.... Up at 4.30am for a 5 am pickup and that 5 star hotel that was yesterday is now about 4.5, due to the lack of hot water this morning.... Dubai Airport, wow, wow and wow.... So busy, we even had to have an " if you get lost action plan". Fairly uneventful 7hr flight except for Sandy being yelled at by the bossy South African flight attendant when she tried to go to the toilet when the seatbelt sign was on.... made me laugh!

 Gatwick Airport, just another airport, has nothing on Dubai, chaotic luggage collection, and the amount some people have OMG. We finally found our way to the train station and got on the train with seconds to spare, only to have it breakdown 3 stops into our journey ... Yes the Griswalds are on holiday!!  Finally we made it to Kings Cross where we transferred to a good old fashioned reliable cab to get us to our final destination, where we get picked up tomorrow to start our bus tour!