Jets, trains, and more trains
Leaving Washington we said goodbye to our children and
beseeched them not to burn down the house in our absence. They guaranteed that chores and
schoolwork would be their focus while we are 5000 miles away. I love and trust
my children, but really, I was a teenager myself once. They dropped us off 3
hours before our flight but, really, we had been packed and ready to go for
days in anticipation of this once in a lifetime trip – so far.
Upon arriving at Dulles International Airport, we found our
way to the comfortable hospitality of the Lufthansa travel lounge – an oasis of
comfortable seats, complementary food and an open bar.
This to me bodes well
for the beginning of a trip celebrating twenty years of marriage and my first
excursion to Europe. Using every reward mile I had accumulated over several
years meant that Lufthansa had arranged a brand new 747-8 for us. The business
class seats in this plane are more like a ----. This guy just kept bringing me
stuff. Drinks, snacks a three course meal and of course hot towels. After the
food fest it was time to start the adjustment to our new time zone, getting to
sleep early.
The lay flat seats promised a full 1.98 meters of lounge space for
sleeping, apparently I am 1.99 meters long.
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