Sunday, December 16, 2007

Sept 30th : Departure, San Francisco

We left for the airport late, at 1:30 pm. As expected, and deservedly, I endured the interminable check-in drama for nearly two hours. Then more delays at the security and boarding.

Virgin Atlantic did not leave up to its expectations of comfort and leisure, but the free drinks mitigated the discomfort. An English couple beside me—mid thirties and ordinary looking—was recalcitrant; they were immersed and enamored with the new electronic gadgets—iPhone, iPod, digital camera, PADs

The man boasted, “All bought from Wal-Mart”. That was all he said to me for the entire ten hour flight, so I withdrew in my daily addictions: reading

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