Good bye Europe, hello Middle East
It's 6:30am and the Dubai airport feels like Vegas. No windows and bright lights, combined with shops being open and full of people make it feel like rush hour, not the crack of dawn (or the halfway point of a 16 hr transfer) The first leg was tolerable, with a bit of a hiccup getting from the plane into the airport...but the free wifi is helping to redeem our entry :)