Thai Airways' first A380 (II): outside the aircraft

After visiting the A380 assembly plant, our group headed towards the Airbus Delivery Center, where Thai Airways was going to take delivery of the aircraft the following day.

And there she was...waiting for us! we did not get onboard, but could walk all around and below it!

Quite imposing to be next to it!​

Quite imposing to be next to it!​

Cute nose!​

Cute nose!​

Tyre-kicking the A380

Tyre-kicking the A380

View of the rear fuselage of the A380

View of the rear fuselage of the A380

The engines

The engines

The belly of the beast

The belly of the beast

It was a bit rainy...​

It was a bit rainy...​

Ah! and we later got to enjoy some great Thai food at a chateau nearby...but this is not a topic for this blog :-)

Some delicious Thai food to celebrate the delivery of the first A380

Some delicious Thai food to celebrate the delivery of the first A380