I made it to Verona a few hours ago and have now been awake for over 30 hours. When I finish here, I'm off to dinner and then bed. Tomorrow will be the day that I see Verona. Maybe some italian clothing shopping is in order. There's no place like Europe to make you feel completely out of fashion.
My travels from Anchorage to Italy were relatively uneventful. There were a number of humorous moments that kept me going. On the flight from Anchorage to Verona, I got stuck in a "window seat" with no window and had to sit next to a cantankerous older german man. When I wondered out loud why there was no window, he replied "I do not wonder". Something must have been lost in translation. So, I had a nine hour flight with no window and no company. Luckily, I was pretty tired. I was bummed that I missed out on views of the sea ice that I saw glimpses of through another passenger's window. Although my seat location was unfortunate, my experience with the Condor airline was great. They have real meals with good food that they don't charge for, and lovely little feather pillows for snoozing. They also had a great assortment of beverages.
After arriving in Frankfurt, I took an hour and a half bus ride through the german countryside to the smaller town of Frankfurt Hahn. Here I caught my flight to Verona. It's refreshing to be back in Europe again and remember how smoothly everything runs here. If time is spent inefficiently it certainly cannot be blamed on the transportation system.
Tomorrow I meet up with a few girls from the glaciology course and we will drive to Karthaus. It's quite warm in Verona and I'm looking forward to getting back into the hill country and cooler weather.
I made it to Verona a few hours ago and have now been awake for over 30 hours. When I finish here, I'm off to dinner and then bed. Tomorrow will be the day that I see Verona. Maybe some italian clothing shopping is in order. There's no place like Europe to make you feel completely out of fashion.
My travels from Anchorage to Italy were relatively uneventful. There were a number of humorous moments that kept me going. On the flight from Anchorage to Verona, I got stuck in a "window seat" with no window and had to sit next to a cantankerous older german man. When I wondered out loud why there was no window, he replied "I do not wonder". Something must have been lost in translation. So, I had a nine hour flight with no window and no company. Luckily, I was pretty tired. I was bummed that I missed out on views of the sea ice that I saw glimpses of through another passenger's window. Although my seat location was unfortunate, my experience with the Condor airline was great. They have real meals with good food that they don't charge for, and lovely little feather pillows for snoozing. They also had a great assortment of beverages.
After arriving in Frankfurt, I took an hour and a half bus ride through the german countryside to the smaller town of Frankfurt Hahn. Here I caught my flight to Verona. It's refreshing to be back in Europe again and remember how smoothly everything runs here. If time is spent inefficiently it certainly cannot be blamed on the transportation system.
Tomorrow I meet up with a few girls from the glaciology course and we will drive to Karthaus. It's quite warm in Verona and I'm looking forward to getting back into the hill country and cooler weather.
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