We departed on 31 May and arrived that morning (Barcelona time) after 13hrs of flight. Thanks to the cough syrup and flu pill (I was really unwell), I slept throughout and wasn't quite affected by the turbulence. I can't decide if direct flight works better but other than the sore knees from being cramped up in my seat, I had no major complaints. Maybe except that I didn't have my free ice-cream and chocolate! Barcelona airport was quiet, filled with lots of shredded paper and our suspicion was confirmed on the board - there was a strike - which didn't affect us much fortunately. With 3hrs to kill before our next flight to Madrid, we roamed around the airport - had some coffee, found a spot to bask under the sun and took some silly jump shots. Thereafter, we decided to check in but the counter was empty and we thought it wasn't time yet. We continued to roam around and checked in like 30mins before boarding time? Boy, i...