And so I find myself on the road again, and/or should I say water; a two week cruise from Athens to Barcelona, by way of many amazing destinations in Greece and Italy. And via a [smallish] cruise ship – a first for us, and first of many firsts, no doubt…
But first, as usual, packing! Hoping for *warm* weather – 2023 has been freezing in Southern California, global warming / climate change notwithstanding; barely a day or two of sunshine, and even they not quite *hot*. But Grecian Islands in June! Sicily! Sardinia! Definitely packing shorts, tee-shirts, and not much else. Well okay maybe slacks, loafers, and a dinner jacket, for dining emergencies 🙂
We are back in my old haunt, the Lufthansa departure lounge awaiting blastoff…
Hmmm… looks tempting… and I did not resist.
Another interesting thing of note, this beautiful old clock, where you could watch the gears turning … but oh, wait, it’s not an actual clock at all, but an enormous high-resolution LED screen, wow; actually had me fooled for minute until an ad appeared over the clock 🙂
Off to Frankfurt! Perhaps mercifully the plane’s WiFi was down, depriving me of the chance to work and thereby granting me a good nights’ sleep. Ten hours later (yawn) and poof we are in Frankfurt.
Steed for Athens, with its delightfully old-school ramps, accompanied by the sounds and smells of jet engines revving. Air travel used to be so cool.
There is one thing about all travel: a sense of occasion. Everyone speaking another language (in this case, German). Different cultures, different sights and sounds. And that feeling that you have to be on, in order to figure stuff out.
Welcome and onward!
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