Tag 1: Zurich - Singapore

The day has come. I get out of bed easily. I will probably only realize my entire situation once I arrive in Auckland. I grab my luggage and head out. The bus takes me to St. Gallen where Manu, my best friend, is already waiting for me. After a 20-minute ride, we reach Uzwil. Here, Luana gets on the train. She is my best friend. I really appreciate having people like them in my life. After another 40 minutes, we reach Zurich Airport. We make our way to Check-in 2 where I have to drop off my luggage. The counter is quickly found and everything goes smoothly. I will probably see my luggage in a day. Have a good trip! After some conversations about this and that, the time has come for goodbyes. It's a difficult farewell, but I'm already looking forward to seeing all of you again.

I go to the baggage control where everything goes smoothly. Within 10 minutes, I'm on my way to my gate. My destination is E67. After a passport control and a ride on the 'Heidibahn', I have my destination in sight. The nervousness and above all the respect are slowly becoming noticeable. I still have to wait a little until my seat row is called. Seat 51A is my best friend for the next 12 hours. Next to me, there is an older Asian couple. I find them very nice. The captain announces that our flight will be delayed due to a baggage problem. In the end, we depart about an hour late.

At around 1:15 pm, the engines are finally revved up. The Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 takes off slowly into the sky. After a short time, lunch is served. For the appetizer, there is pasta salad with smoked ham. As the main course, you can choose between pan-fried fish fillet with spicy Hollandaise sauce, steamed green vegetables and celery-potato mash, or braised chicken with shiitake mushrooms in soy sauce, stir-fried spinach with sesame, and fried rice with vegetables. I choose the fish and eagerly await my meal. I am surprised how good it tastes. I give it 9 out of 10 points.

What do you do when you can't sleep? Exactly. You watch movies. By now, I have watched Merida, Ready Player One, 10 Things I Hate About You, and Sierra Burgess is a Loser. They are all very good movies. After a long 12-hour flight, the plane lands in Singapore. I am very happy, tired but happy. The first leg of my journey is complete.

The day has arrived. Getting out of bed is pretty easy. I probably will realize my whole situation only when I arrive in Auckland. I grab my stuff and leave my house. The bus takes me to St. Gallen where Manu, my best friend, is already waiting for me. After like 20 minutes in the train, Uzwil is the next stop. Here Luana is entering the train. She's my best friend. I am very happy that I have people like them in my life. After 40 more minutes we arrive at the airport in Zurich. Our aim is to get to Check-in 2, where I have to drop my luggage off. The desk is easily found and everything is going smoothly. Seems like I'll see my bag again in one day. Have a nice trip! After talking a bit, it's time to say goodbye. It's no easy goodbye but I'm already excited to see you all again soon.

I get to the security check and where everything is going as planned. Within 10 minutes I'm on my way to the gate. E67 is my target. After a passport control and a ride on the 'Heidibahn' I can see my gate. The nervousness and mainly the respect starts kicking in. I have to wait a little bit until my seat row is called out. Seat 51A will be my best friend for the next 12 hours. An elderly, Asian married couple is sitting next to me. They seem to be very nice. The captain is telling us that we have a delay of about 1 hour. The reason for that is a problem with the luggage.

At around 13:15 it's finally happening. The engine is running on full speed. The Airbus A380 by Singapore Airlines is slowly taking off. After a short amount of time the lunch is being served. The appetizer is a pasta salad with smoked ham. As the main course u can choose between a pan-fried fillet of fish with spicy hollandaise, sauteed vegetables and celeriac-potato mash or a braised chicken and shitake in soy sauce, stir-fried spinach with sesame and vegetable fried rice. I'm going for the fish. I'm surprised how good the food actually tastes. I'll give it a 9 out of 10.

What do you do when u can't sleep? Exactly. You watch movies. By this point I watched Brave, Ready Player One, 10 things I hate about u & Sierra Burgess is a loser. All of these movies are pretty decent. After a long 12 hour flight the plane is landing in Singapore. I'm really happy at this point. Tired, but happy. The first part of my journey is done.