That was a long flight.

My first time in a Dreamliner and they put me in the second row a whole different experience from my last flight from Cape Town with British Airways. Etihad seem to have it sorted, a wide seat with lots of legroom and a first class entertainment system, my only criticism is the food is pretty bad. I changed plane in Abu Dhabi where not only did they put the transfer passengers through security again but they had another inspection at the boarding gate where they confiscated the bottle of water I had bought airside specifically for the flight - they may have had some mopping up to do.
The flight was a long 22 hours with a two and a half hour changeover in Abu Dhabi so from getting up in Gwytherin to climbing into my bed at the Ibis Hotel at Sydney airport that was over thirty one hours and most of it with a sore bum, so good night.