A cup of tea, fast internet and ...a swim??

It's 0300, and hello from the Hilton Dubai creek, Dubai.  I have a "view" room.  It is in the corner by the elevators. Or lifts as we say. Surprisingly quiet and the corner of my room and one entire wall is glass. I have a view of the streets. And some water, which I have to suppose is the creek. Hence the creek name. Or crick as we say. It is nice to stay in a room that is set up for us tea drinkers. Milk and everything. Instant coffee for you heathens. It never fails, I only get great rooms when I stay for less that 24 hours. If it's a couple of day stay, then I usually share the hotel with hookers and drug addicts. Or as I like to call them, my people. Trying to find a room in Dubai with free internet is pert near impossible. Have you noticed that the more expensive the room is the more you have to pay for internet? I am now a big Hampton Inn fan. Good room, free breakfast and free internet. I highly recommend them. Unless you're in Dubai, where there ain't one. So off to their big sister, the Hilton. I do get free breakfast. I think. I mean I did pay more for this room with the "free" breakfast. Wow, another whining DOD contractor.
A great seat on the United triple 7 for the trip over. Fully reclining seat, pick of movies, and they left the aircraft radio channel on, my favorite. Didn't get my first choice for dinner but hey, what do you want for $5,000? Watched 2 movies and slept. Also spent a grand total of 30 minutes in the Red Carpet lounge. Had an hour to change planes in DC. Overseas, in the lounges, you get a buffet lunch with unlimited bar. In the US you get peanuts. Literally. I wandered around looking for the food when I realized that the 25 cents worth of BS that they had was it. Really? Come on United, throw us a bone here. With some meat on it...

Hope United doesn't go broke with all of this food...

There is a pool on the 14th floor here so I think that I'll go for a swim. I found a swim suit that I had packed in my carry on for my trip across the US. Score. Why not. It's not like there's swimming at KAF. The Poo Pond swim team? Not!  I think I just grossed myself out...