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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Home

After many months of planning and anticipation, I can now say we enjoyed our trip to Eastern Europe. We did have a rough start, but once we got to Munich it was all good for the rest of the trip.

But on day one, our flight from St. Louis to Chicago was delayed 1.5 hours, which meant we would miss our connection. I immediately got on the phone with Lufthansa, and Eddie spent nearly 1.5 hours with me working to fix the problem.

We ended up spending the night in the Hampton Inn across the street from the St. Louis airport, and starting our trip a day later. The next day we took the earliest flight to Chicago, resulting in a 10-hour layover in the O'Hare airport.

That's a long time to spend in an airport, and the only thing that saved us was finally getting a day pass to the United Club. For $58 per person, we enjoyed comfortable chairs, fast wifi, and all the food and drinks we wanted.

Once we boarded the Lufthansa flight to Munich, the real fun began. We upgraded to Premium Economy when we first booked, which turned out to be a wise decision. For the first time ever, hubby and I both managed to sleep on a red-eye long-haul flight.

Besides our first time upgrading, the flight was also our first time on an airbus. What a beautiful piece of engineering, and so quiet and smooth.

We arrived in Munich a few hours before our Globus tour's Welcome Dinner. I'm not sure when I'll have time to share photos and experiences, but I will. For now I'll share we enjoyed every minute. Good tour director and driver. Good travel companions. Good sights and food.

I've already started researching our next Globus trip. Portugal? Spain? Italy? Switzerland? Norway? So many options. So much more of the world to see.


1 comment:

Rita said...

OMGosh! Well, even after a rough start it sounds like a marvelous trip! Can hardly wait to see pictures and hear more about it. Had to be good if you are barely home and thinking about another trip--LOL! ;) Glad you are home safe and sound.