It is the morning of May 30, 2022, and I am packing. This will be quite a trip; Barcelona via Zurich for business meetings, then the Algarve in Portugal for a conference, and then back via Amsterdam. Yippee.
I’m looking forward to Barcelona, having visited last summer, and especially to Portugal where I have never been, but about which I’ve heard such great things. And Amsterdam is always nice, was there last summer too, briefly on my way back home…
My flight out of LAX to Zurich isn’t until much later tonight, but I have a busy day; first I’m sailing in Westlake Yacht Club’s Memorial Day Regatta. Yay.
It was a perfect day for sailing; bright and sunny, windy (!), and lots of people out and about.
And then it was hurrying to put the boat away, hurrying into an Uber, and hurrying to the airport in LA weekend traffic. Whew.
But I made it – with time to spare – and so with time to hang out in the Star Alliance lounge. Nice. Among other things started this blog!
also carrot cake
Must say Swissair are awesome. A beautiful new 787. I had a whole little seating region to myself. Food amazing. Only downside was WiFi wasn’t working; so be it, probably a good thing, I could read and sleep. I’ve read the cabin pressure is higher in these new planes and I think you can tell in how you feel and sleep. And it is *quiet* inside.
So I land, customs is no problem, my bag comes out the very first one – yay. Find an Uber and off we go to my hotel. My driver appears to be a wanna-be race car driver. Highway shoulders are in play, probably sidewalks too. Whew.
And so I arrived safely at my cool little hotel in the Seefeld district.
Get settled … and … off for a walk into the old town!
How did I get here 