The Couples Posing in Front of Aircraft They’ve Just Crashed Collection

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First light aircraft I’d ever been on.Also had my first solo flight with her.

Once we entered the hotel Rotana at almost midnight, a smell of fresh cutted grass with a mixture of lilium surprised us in a very positive way. The whole lobby was so clear and clean. After everybody got their card for the room, we’ve got a briefing by the manager in person, telling us about the hotel, beach, pools and restaurants. We’ve decided to go (after we changed) to cellar 22 for a drink.

I went to my place to change and when I entered my room... it was breathtaking! With a state of the art design and all those beautiful smells, this hotel got me. The walls of vintage wood, the floor of marble and one of the walls were complete in glass showing the beach with its palms which were lighted in the night. The room hasn’t a light on the ceiling but everywhere to create a cosy atmosphere, like below the bed, behind the curtain, mirror, couch and so on. You are automatically at a relax mode! Anyway - I changed and went to the bar, having a good time.

The next morning, sun woke me up and a blue shimmer from the sea entered my room. I stood up and went to the window, opened the curtain... and there it was: Bahrain at daylight! I couldn’t wait to enter the beach and feel the sun and the heat of 29°C on my skin. I ordered my breakfast to my room (which was so good! Fresh fruits, perfect scrambled eggs and so much more) and once I was done, I was on my way to actual part of the layover. I chose a sun lounger at a quiet place. The fresh breeze, mixed with the oceans smell was absolutely satisfying after all the cold weeks in Germany. I literally was on this spot the whole day while listening to arabian lounge music. Since the water of the sea was kind of cold, I decided to swim in the pool afterwards. 

When I saw the time, I knew, the enjoyable part is getting already to an end. It was 4 p.m. and in 6 hours, we must leave the hotel for our flight back to Frankfurt via Kuwait. Some destinations from the Airbus A330 and A340 family at my company, are just “Abholer Flüge” (you can translate it into like “picking up flights”) - meaning we are just staying 24 hours. So, you have more or less 7 to 8 hours for your own to do something. Because you are tired, the time where you can do something is very limited (on the Boeing 747, which I will fly on July, the layovers are much longer). I knew that I still need to have lunch and rest before I prepare for my flight. So, I went to my room and took a shower in this enormous bathroom. I ordered an oriental mezze plate with different snacks from the arabian region but when it came to rest... no way. I couldn’t sleep even for one hour. I was not tired at all, but I would be in the next hours. At least I knew, since the flight time is longer (you always fly faster from west to east and slower from east to west due to the wind), we would get a rest time on board.

I changed into my uniform and went to the lobby for check out, where I got an original arabian coffee for free. It was very spicy but delicious. The pick-up time was getting closer and I met the crew at the lobby again. For the next flight to Frankfurt.

See you next time Bahrain! I will come back for sure.