an epic journey from Geneva to Hue, Part I

I made it! I finally arrived in Hue today after stops in Doha (Qatar), Bangkok and Hanoi. And what a trek it has been! I don't even know where to start, but I guess chronologically is the way forward.

I left Geneva on Monday afternoon, and 6 hours, one novel (Lionel Shriver - the Post-Birthday World), two films (The King's Speech and the Sound of Music - fastforwarded to the songs, obviously, as the plot is somewhat cheesy) and one airplane meal later I arrived at Doha International Airport.

It was dark when we landed, so the whole town was lit up by sparkling dazzling lights. I could make out a huge workers camp consisting of hundreds of block huts, basketball courts and parked buses. I guess the camp is for the ongoing work on the airport, the bridge from Qatar to UAE (Qatar is a peninsula and the bridge will connect Doha to the mainland) and the preparations for the World Cup which will be held here in 2022, so they're building 9 stadiums before then.



I spent 8 hours at Doha airport, watching all the to and fro and people watching as well as checking out their free internet. In the morning I flew to Bangkok and in the daylight could see the oil refineries, financial district and the Persian Gulf.