Another early start this morning to catch the 7.15 shuttle to the airport. A mistake in retrospect as we could have left an hour later, still you never know what the traffic is going to be like, especially in a strange city.
The staff at the hotel kindly organised an early "quick" breakfast for us then, to my amazement, gave me a refund for the difference in price from the "full" breakfast I had pre-paid months ago when I booked.
We have been amazed at the lack of facilities at some of the major airports compared to Sydney. OK, maybe I mean the lack of air-bridge facilities on international flights.
Once again we were bussed out to the plane and into the terminal when we arrived in Helsinki. It certainly gave us a taste of how cold it is in Finland.
In Budapest we were bussed across to what seemed like a massive shearing shed all set up with long winding lanes which we were fed into then left waiting for a good half hour before walking to our aircraft!
As I said, slightly different from Sydney.
At the moment we are in the Finnair lounge in Helsinki and congratulating ourselves on actually managing to score a seat. The place is packed - as is the whole airport. We can't believe the crowds. Where are all the Finns going?
Our next leg is the long one - all the way to Bangkok. Hopefully we'll sleep which will make the time go faster.
Oh, and Jessica will be pleased to know Peppa Pig is on Finnish TV!
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