First time walking around Singapore airport, and what a monster it is, butterfly garden! Just as amazing as dodgem cars on a cruise ship. I was not impressed with the food selection in the business class KrisFlyer lounge, and had toast and some breakfast cereal for dinner. Washed down with a martini, of course. The curved screen televisions were great, and it was relaxing before our flight, just the food was not to my liking. We boarded swiftly, about 15 minutes late. Plenty of J customers, but I think e rest of the aircraft was pretty light on, as we boarded and pushed back quickly. It was a quick flight getting into Melbourne early. This was our first experience with SQ in J. First impressions were wow, the seats are pretty big, the screen was pretty big, but that is about where the wow stopped. The entertainment menu was a nightmare to navigate through. When I settled into a movie it was ok but getting there was an effort. E meal was served shortly after take off, and I had the lamb cutlets and strawberry ice cream for dessert. They brought it all at once, and the ice cream was rock hard, so I thought Ok it will thaw, so I won't question this. After eating my lamb, I was approached and told I had the incorrect meal, despite it being the correct food, and they swiftly took it away and replaced it with another meal, which was the same food, but served separately. Then there was the seat juggle, getting the bed down, and I must say I am not a real fan of the angle sleep position. After a few restless hours, breakfast was served very quickly and the continental breakfast was four slices of fruit and a croissant. The experience was less then impressive, and if I had paid for J I would have been very disappointed. Very quick through Melbourne airport and straight across to the park Royal. Not surprisingly, no rooms available at 7am, so a quick call to our son and we were picked up and breakfast at Hey Jude. A bit of shopping and then off to Hellenic Republic for lunch. Pretty well priced food. Back for an amazing nights sleep at Park Royal and an uneventful flight to MCY the next morning. I didn't eat on the flight as I had breakfast in the lounge. Mrs Atleastonce, being very excited that the express entry was open, a first for her from her last four trips through Melbourne domestic. Back to reality and the office an hour after landing, then back to Melbourne on Wednesday night for an unplanned trip. Now sitting in the Melbourne VA lounge waiting for my flight to Brisbane.
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