germany....eventually

8 hour flight, charlotte to London. Arriving with only a backpack full of clothes, books and an empty stomach, I headed to the Gatwick express train that took me into the heart of London-victoria. I had to find my way to the right bus out of the dozens running through the bus terminal that would take me straight to the stansted airport. 23 euro later, I arrived at stansted airport with 40 minutes before my flight to Frankfurt-hahn took off. Ryan air gave me a little runaround with checking my bag and where I had to drop it off before I could enter the gate. I didn’t complain though because my flight was only 4 euro. i finally made it to the plane with 5 minutes to spare, just enough time to settle into the public airbus (no assigned seating). Frankfurt-hahn at 1230pm, I was greeted by mary and Charlie and a big warm pretzel mit semp! The drive back to bitburg was beautiful, or at least the part that I was awake for. The rest of the day I managed to stay awake at the house, spreading out and unpacking a bit. Its good to be here. A little reading and a phone call, and then off to bed..

-lyndsey