the flight was supposed to be about 2 hours 50 minutes. however there was a huge thunderstorm at chiang mai, and the plane cant touch down at the chiang mai airport. so the plane keep circling in the sky for around 30 minutes.
the captain reassured us by saying that the plane has enough fuel to last for two hours. this doesnt give us any reassurance. instead we were faced with the worst case scenario that we really might have to be in the sky for another two hours! -.-'''
so ten minutes later the captain made an announcement that the plane is going to land. so the plane start going down. we can see the heavy rain splattering on the windows. as the plane was going lower and lower, the rain on the windows become heavier and heavier. then the plane did a sudden jerk downwards which freak all the passengers out, and darling immediately covered her mouth.
i grabbed the paper bag in front of me, tore the opening and quickly put it at her mouth. the plane continued going down for a few more seconds, and then suddenly it jerked upwards and went up to the sky.
and darling vomitted into the paper bag. the paper bag was half full, which is really alot of vomit. darling said she vomitted all the fish pasta out. the fish pasta was her meal on the flight. mine was chicken curry with rice, if you want to know. haha.
so the plane was hovering in the sky again for about 20 minutes, and i was holding darling's paper bag of vomit for that 20 minutes, because the air stewardess refuse to let me leave my seat to dispose the vomit at the lavatory.
finally the plane touch down and i quickly rushed to the lavatory, because i also have to answer the call of nature super urgently.
we stayed inside the plane for 3 hours 50 minutes! this was my worst flight ordeal.
once we stepped out of the arrival hall, the mini van was already there to bring us to the hotel.
we stayed at empress hotel.
it is 10 minute walk away from the chiang mai night bazaar. there are two massage shops located just outside the hotel.
the hotel exhibits a royal and antique feel. royal because the lobby looks very grand with all the golden statues. antique because the rooms use very antique wooden furniture.
hotel room is very spacious. as for the tv there is a CNN news channel, CCTV channel, a taiwanese channel, AXN and star sports.
(our room number)
the hotel breakfast is wondeful! buffet style, with alot of varieties! got western, oriental and thai!
(the egg looks really nice! reminds me of mauritius where we had eggs almost everyday for breakfast!)
(they also have a wide variety of fruits for breakfast. and the mangoes taste really sweet!)first day of breakfast i had omelette, potatoes, sausages, and danish pastry.
second day of breakfast i had waffles, bread pudding, cakes and chinese porridge!
for more information on empress hotel:
http://www.agoda.com/asia/thailand/chiang_mai/empress_hotel.html
stay tuned for the next post: dinner @ kantoke palace!
