Monday June 14th, 2004

This time there were no bells to wake us at 5:30am. Sigh ... I will miss the bells. Gary took us to the train station in Koblenz so we could catch the 6:45 train to Frankfurt Airport. We had all our luggage with us and it was a pain getting it all on the train and even then, the train was packed and there was nowhere to sit. Tom and I stood up in the doorway area of the train for the 75 minute trip. And they charged us full fare ... which doesn't seem right ... but oh well ... we made it.

Once at the airport though, things went very smoothly. Because we were flying Business Class we didn't have to wait in the long lines with everyone else ... we got to go to our own special line and it only took a few minutes to get checked through. The rest of the time we got to spend in the Admiral's Club and that was so nice and relaxing. Coffee and juices and rolls and snacks for the taking. Comfort and luxury!

On the plane we once again had the wonderfully spacious and comfortable seating ... mimosas before takeoff ... our plane left at 10:50am Germany time and arrived at DFW at 2:40pm Dallas time. It was an 11 hour flight overall, I believe ... but it went very well.

It was good to be home. Robbie was there when we walked in. The kitties were there to ignore us. The lawn was overgrown. But the house was spotless and the pool looked really good. We were home.