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Saturday, 6 June 2026

260606 - Return to The UK

 On this day of my return to the UK, just after breakfast I got ready because PP and Auntie Ruth were supposed to go to Zurich for a program at 10:30am and my flight was at 14:50. So they had to drop me off at their son's (Raymond) place and at 12:00 he took me to the airport (EuroAirport, Basel). 

At the airport, my flight was delayed for about 50 minutes before boarding and my next flight was supposed to be 1 hour 10 minutes after I arrive but because of the delay, I could not make it to the next flight which was supposed to be at 17:00. So I was rebooked for 20:00 flight and even that, we started boarding at about 20:30 and came with an empty plane with about only 15% - 20% of it capacity. When I got to London, Heathrow Airport, my train ticket to Hull became invalid because the purchase was inline with the initial ticket time which is 2 hours 10 minutes time after I arrive at Heathrow but with the delay, that time train was already gone. I was able to make it to London Kings Cross and I got there at about 22:50 and the last train to Hull was at 22:20 so I could not make it home.

I had to stay at the train station over night and the next train was supposed to be at 08:40am the next morning. I joined that train and had to pay another money for that journey. I ended up paying £50 and got home at about 12:00 noon. The journey was so stressful and I was so tired and exhausted. 

Here are some pictures: