Day 41 - Wed 8 Oct 25: Rome to Dubai (Transit to Singapore)

Wed 8 Oct 25: Rome to Dubai (Transit to Singapore)

What a horrible night - time for me to see a doctor for a script to get some antibiotics. At 9:00am I sent a request for a doctors video consultation via 'Doctorsinitaly' and 15 minutes later, after selecting one of six doctors available, I was on a video call with doctor Polidoro. 20 minutes later after being assessed, I had received a script by email and bought medication from a pharmacy across the road. Unbelievable service and only €35 euro for the Dr consultation and €34 euro at the chemist. We packed up and checked out of the hotel at 11:00am, met by our Emirates driver, and soon we were flying down the motorway to the airport in a lovely Black Mercedes limousine at 155km/h. Although we were glad to be leaving Rome, we weren't in that much of a hurry to get away, not that he was driving dangerously. Check-in at Rome airport was a breeze, business class making the process so much smoother, then we parked ourselves in the lounge for the next 3.5hours until our departure at 3:45pm. The 5h30m flight to Dubai in the A380 was very smooth and passed quickly, although with no sleep. We arrived on time at 11:35pm local time, and parked next to the Business Lounge where we quickly settled for a 3h35m wait for the 7h 55m flight to Singapore (arrival Singapore will be 3:00pm / 6:00 pm at home). 


Ready for take-off - Arrividerci Roma

First Leg to Dubai and a 3h35m layover before the Dubai to Singapore leg.




 

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