to be honest after reading this i have to agree with u about it being great that u catch a breather between both flights so u can rest abit bec sitting for too long is horrible i def know how it feels to be stiff for hours at a time. the friend i was telling u about spent 6 hours at frankfurt int on his way to toronto but when his flight landed everything that serves food or cigs was closed bec his flight arrived at 1 am so it was a horrible expierence for him ( he was caught un=prepared too bec he never imagined the shops would be closed

) but compared to yr flight i think any sane person would welcome a stay at a hotel in between both long flights with arms wide open.
how often do u have to take this trip swag??
oh i never knew that about SA this is the firs time i find out about the significance of the 16th of december