{"id":470,"date":"2019-06-28T20:32:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T20:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/?p=470"},"modified":"2019-06-29T23:05:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T23:05:18","slug":"my-journey-has-begun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/2019\/06\/28\/my-journey-has-begun\/","title":{"rendered":"My journey has begun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday started very slowly because my flight only left at 18:30. I was so relieved to get past passport control and get on the plane. I was originally seated between two parents. They wanted to sit with their daughter so I managed to score a window seat to Dubai.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/img_4197.jpg\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/img_4197.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/img_4197-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/img_4197-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/img_4197-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/img_4197-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The flight to Dubai was good. I sat next to lovely, friendly people and ate pretty much all the food that was given. I sadly really struggled to sleep on the plane so only managed about an hour.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-466\" src=\"https:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/img_4203.jpg\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/img_4203.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/img_4203-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/img_4203-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/img_4203-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/img_4203-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lovely sunrise entering Dubai. It was so hot at 05:00. Couldn&#8217;t believe how humid it was.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-467\" src=\"https:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/f82460dc-5a10-449a-a62d-807d7d6541fb.jpg\" width=\"648\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/f82460dc-5a10-449a-a62d-807d7d6541fb.jpg 648w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/f82460dc-5a10-449a-a62d-807d7d6541fb-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/f82460dc-5a10-449a-a62d-807d7d6541fb-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Landed in Dubai and had a 1 hour 30 min lay over. The second flight I sat in the seat that was allocated but struggled with some on and off tummy cramps. The shorter flight from Dubai to Budapest felt much longer and I slept through a movie which was good There was a long line for passports in Budapest and when I finally got to the front, I was delayed even more when the computer of the man that was helping me switched off and I had to wait.<\/p>\n<p>We arrived at our hotel and set off for a very short orientation walk. We went to supper at an authentic Hungarian restaurant and had an organized main and dessert (pancakes which weren&#8217;t fantastic).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-468\" src=\"https:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/5273ca14-cd10-4b73-86f1-94ed2cb6cbaa.jpg\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/5273ca14-cd10-4b73-86f1-94ed2cb6cbaa.jpg 768w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/5273ca14-cd10-4b73-86f1-94ed2cb6cbaa-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We ended a jam packed one and a half days playing basketball with a Hungarian family which were on the courts when we walked past.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-469\" src=\"https:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/407442a2-8041-4810-b815-8d0808e8a44e.jpg\" width=\"1152\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/407442a2-8041-4810-b815-8d0808e8a44e.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/407442a2-8041-4810-b815-8d0808e8a44e-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/407442a2-8041-4810-b815-8d0808e8a44e-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/407442a2-8041-4810-b815-8d0808e8a44e-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a fun, busy day, I desperately need a good nights sleep tonight. This means it&#8217;s bye for now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday started very slowly because my flight only left at 18:30. I was so relieved to get past passport control and get on the plane. I was originally seated between two parents. They wanted to sit with their daughter so I managed to score a window seat to Dubai. The flight to Dubai was good. 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