Day 16 - Travelling home

Have I mentioned that I have had a stiff neck since Monday afternoon? Well, I have and it is very painful, especially if I have been in one position for any length of time. Getting up in the morning is terrible, hard to move at all. With pills and some time I loosen up and it is tolerable. Anyhow, arriving at the Phuket airport went well. I was helped by a nice man with my suitcases and after checking in I got a sticker on my chest and from now on I was a VIP! (This was Thai Air Royal Silk treatment). I was escorted to the lounge where a little section even had my name on it. Rock Star!! The short flight to Bangkok was uneventful. I was met in Bangkok  with a sign with my name on it, did not have to ride the bus with all the other people but in my own little van bypassing all the hurdles, quickly passed through security etc, and was escorted all the way to the lounge waiting for the long flight to Frankfurt. I am now in Frankfurt waiting for my flight to Boston.

On the flight from Bangkok I actually did not watch any movies. The screen was small and to the left which bothered my neck so instead I tried to sleep. This was the bumpiest flight I have ever been on. My neck did not like it at all. I did however, get some sleep now and then. I did try to watch a movie - Tinker, Tailor, Sailor Spy or whatever the title is, but I never finished it. I don't know if it was the sound system on the plane or the movie itself but the soundtrack was strange. There was very loud music playing most of the time and the speaking voices were very weak. If I turned the music to a tolerable level I could not here what was said, and if I turned up the talking the music was too loud. So I gave up.

My assessment of Thai Air is that the ground treatment is superb (at least if you fly first class), the air not so much. The seats on Thai are about the same as United, maybe a tad better but far from the Cathay Airways! The same with the food. I was unimpressed, but they did have cappuccino although it was pre-sweetened which I don't like.

Now I have about 4 more hours to wait. Looking forward to be home again soon.