Well, moving on, after a delay of about an hour, it was soon time for my flight to Detroit. The flight itself was uneventful. I did catch the movie, 'The pursuit of Happyness' on board, and although it'd been nominated for the Oscars and had gotten rave reviews, I really didnt like it that much. Perhaps I really didnt grasp the 'intricacies' of the movie, or whatever, or maybe it was just that I watched it on such a small screen with headphones, but I found it real boring. In fact, I think I fell asleep, coz I couldn't remember the end later!
Ah, Detroit! My first point of entry to the US of A. I had a seven hour wait over here, and with my immigration over in a matter of an hour or so, I had about 5 hours to kill. I started by checking out the Starbucks counter. After all, it's the first thing that one does in America, no? Especially if you're a caffeine addict. I settled back, with a good book and a steaming cup of coffee for a couple of hours, but there's only so much you can wait. Then I started the five cent tour of the airport. And boy, did it turn out to be a long walk!
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| Starbucks - the first sign of America | A funky tunnel |
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| Dancing fountain @ Detriot | A travel weary me |
Well, to cut a long story short, I managed to somehow while the time by. And soon it was time for my final flight for the weekend - to my final destination of Kingsport, Tennessee. After a couple of international flights, this plane looked a teensy weensy bit small to me. Seemed to me that if they had one more passenger like me, the plane would have had a bit of a problem taking off. A very relaxed plane journey later, it was 9.30 at night when I saw the lights of Kingsport a few thousand feet below.
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| The sun and the clouds - a bird's eye view |
As we came in to land, I could see the logo of my client, a little distance away from the airport. Must say it was strange to see a logo I've seen only on document headers for the last two years, all lit up live for the first time. Made me realize I've actually arrived half a world away already. And as I climbed down the gangway onto the tarmac to take my first steps in this far off country, I thought to myself, "One small step for Dev, one giant leap for America!" Actually I didn't, but I thought I'd have a grand ending for this post.
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