Arrival in Glasgow 12th Dec 2019

Being awake for over 40 hours (we left Perth, Western Australia on the 11th Dec, 22.20 Emirates flight) and 20 hours of travelling (10hrs to Dubi, 2 hr layover and 8 hours to Glasgow) we were completely exhausted. I can't sleep sitting up so was beyond tired, and I developed a "sniffle" the day before which I thought was allergy but turned into a cold/cough which made travelling worse. I tried hard not to infect the plane but I guess you get that - usually that's where I've previously caught colds on long flights. The fights were good as flight go (I hate the actual travel - I love getting to the destination) and the food was quite exceptional for airline foot as was the service.

We arrived around lunch time in Glasgow and a helpful policeman (armed with some very impressive hardware) assisted us with advice about not getting ripped off for a taxi. He told us to pay no more than 20GBP to the Watermill Hotel in Paisley where we were staying and it was only 8 Pounds 20 Pence in anycase.

The Watermill is a converted 300 year old Flour Mill and it was just gorgeous. Old-fashioned and traditional we slept in a four poster bed with stone walls and antique stash window panes listening to the rushing of the White Cart Water below - magical.

We showered (typical of the UK, tepid and low pressure at best - but we were prepared for that from previous trips) and hit the hay for 3 hours before getting up for a meal. I had the Chicken Kiev and Vince had the Cajun Spiced Chicken - both were very good and reasonably priced (under 8 GBP each) with generous serves. Vince had a pint of Caledonia Best and I just had a Diet Coke (I'd had a few Dewars and Dry Ginger on the plane trip). Then it was back to bed for another sleep.