Glutentag (yes, it's a culinary pun) from Frankfurt (Day 2)

Ahh the germans.. Engineers of wonderful things- Volkswagen, Mercedes, yeagermister, beer, and Heidi Klumn to name a few... One of the areas they're lacking.. Airport design.

We landed shortly before 7 this am (a few mins behind schedule) and we got off the plane into an ikea-esque maize of way fining signs to get through customs just to go back through again. When we (a few of us from Jwu) finally found where we needed to go it lead us through the baggage pick up, up stairs, down stairs, and back up again. The layout of this airport makes ATL and Newark look smaller than Charlotte. In the end it took me over an hour and half to make it to my gate (luckily I had a long layover)

So on to the flight tale.. We left CLT around 4:45 and made it here like I said above 7 am local time. I think this flight helped me begin to get me over my hatred of flying..

As we took off, I looked out the window to see the Carolina ground and familiar sights such as Carowinds bid me adeu as we flew up into the clouds. Once again, I found myself in Awe of God's glorious creation. The colors of the sky that artist have tried centuries to capture against the white fluffy clouds that resemble a pristine tundra all there reflecting God's Majesty. I have to admit, I found myself a bit choked up and a couple of tears creeping out the corner of my eye.

So it's time for me to get on my next flight(hopefully getting an hour and a half nap) then off to Florence, school, apartment, and sleep. By the end of the day I will have been up almost 30 hours solid..

Until-

Matt

Okay I was going to end it there, but I decided to add a little footnote that's not worth a full post.

I am now on the plane to Florence, perhaps one of the most unique experiences to get to the plane. First they changed the gate, then to board we had to travel down a maize of steps to a shuttle bus that dropped us off outside the plane, which we had to go up in the plane.. Interestingly enough the seats are more spacious, comfortable and nicer than my international flight.

It's always interesting to see who is on the flight with you, this flight is made up of businessmen (both obnoxious American and not), noisy Asians, students like myself and most interestingly enough a man who I swear is crazy Lisa's twin (those who go to JWU Clt know who I am referring to)

So once again,

Faith Hope & Love~

Matt


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Location:Frankfurt airport (terminal A13)/ Lufthansa Flight 312