Adventures in Travel
By David Fox, MAK 9
A trip home is always exciting especially
when it’s been nearly 2 years. The adventure
starts with how to get there and what to do on
those long, lengthy, lethargic stays at the airport waiting on your flight.
On the way to America, I was supposed
to get up at 5 AM and catch a flight to Frankfurt at 7. Well, that flight was changed to 9,
which meant I couldn’t catch my 11:00 flight
to Dallas, so I was rerouted through Chicago,
only to wait there another 6 hours due to
stormy weather before I could finally get home
to see friendly faces.
I’m a member of the Hospitality
Club, which basically is an online way to
meet with people as you travel. Some, like
me, offer you a place to stay. While I was
in Frankfurt, I utilized the club and had a
very pleasant day with 2 wonderful people.
I enjoyed my conversations of history and
culture of Germany, from where much of
my family originates.
Home was lovely. 2 weddings, lots of
catching up and seeing how the niece and
nephew are growing up. I also had lunch with
a friend I hadn’t seen since high school. That
was cool, as well as hanging out with lots of
other friends.
After nearly a month at home, it’s now
time for the adventure back. Well, if you
know ahead of time you’ll be stuck at the
Frankfurt airport for 12+ hours, I’d highly recommend a chance to get out of the airport and
see the city. On the ground level of the airport, there’s a place to store luggage, and
down in the subway, just 5 stops from the airport is the center of the city. I’d arranged
ahead of time to meet someone in the city to
show me around
We went inside old churches, malls,
a few museums, and had an interesting
lunch in the local cuisine. The World cup
was hosting Korea that day and we had the
chance to see some traditional dancers and
musicians perform in the center. The premier of South Korea was also present.
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