Mum and I got on the airplane at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and while KLM is wonderful for service, I would definitely recommend upgrading to Comfort Plus for those extra inches of space. We had the very last seat in the row and sleep was impossible but I cannot say enough good things about their flight attendants. Plus an airline that offers wine with dinner and then liqueurs for free is all good.
We got into Amsterdam early and had 6 hours layover at the airport at which the seats are not conducive to sleeping. We stayed awake by taking turns walking laps and watching the people go by-I love people watching!
We flew into Basel at 2 p.m. (flight was early) and it's a neat airport-it has 3 exits, one for Switzerland, one for Germany, one for France. Into the cab and onto the Swissotel at which we had a complimentary upgrade to a junior suite. Mum and I were so tired, we just crawled into our beds and slept for 2 hours. After that we had a great walk around old Basel and found the chocolate shop that Julie recommended (yeah for dark chocolate). We got back to the hotel to find a lovely cheese and wine tray gift from a friend.
Sounds wonderful, except for the lack of sleep, but that's normal on the first day.
ReplyDeletemmm...chocolate!