I was checking the flight map on the screen as we went and I'm afraid we did mostly go over the Indian Ocean, probably because we were heading for Melbourne, which is in the south-east. We just sort of brushed past the very southern tip of India — the nearest city to our flight path (as far as the map showed) was the resoundingly named Thiruvananthapuram. Anyway, it was night by then and I was spending most of that time sleeping as best I could!Darrell71 wrote: If you're heading to the eastern side of Australia, you'll fly right through India. (Probably very near my city too coz we're on the west coast) If it's more on the Western Australia side, then yes, you'll miss India completely. (I have no idea why I know this )
I won't ask why. All large airports are pretty much the same as far as I've ever seen — even when I got to Melbourne Airport this morning, it didn't really feel like I was back in Australia until I was out in the suburbs and could see all the gum trees and hear the magpies singing. (No, they're no relation to northern hemisphere magpies, but are large and black and white, hence the name. Here's what they look and sound like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYEYc8Ge3nw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The chirping and screeching in the background is probably a bunch of lorikeets!)Darrell71 wrote: Also, the Abu Dhabi airport is the reason for all my sadness in life lol. No jk but I hate it.