Here's to the Germans....and the Dutch! My new travel adventure begins...
KathiM
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So, this time, we flew into Dusseldorf in Germany because the flights were so much less expensive than flying to Amsterdam ($400 less per ticket, $800 total). The airport was clean and well organized. As we approached the SkyTrain, a monorail that would take us to the train station, we noticed that there was a long escalator up to the train platform. One problem, it wasn't moving! And here we were with large, heavy suitcases, and no other way up. So much for German engineering...*smile*.
We had no choice, we started to climb (step up, pull the case, step up, pull the case). We had just finished a 10 1/2 hour flight, and were tired (step up, pull the case, step up, pull the case). It was then that the human kindness kicked in....there was a gal who we let by (step up, pull the case, step up, pull the case) that once she got to the top with her bag, she came back down and took my beau's cases, one at a time to the top!! And another man who did the same for me! How grand that was!!!
Then, as we toiled to put our cases on the rack above, another man helped. And then, in The Netherlands, we got help with getting them down!!! So, all told, we had much help, and turned a potential disaster into an interesting memory....
We are now home, unpacked, and enjoying life. It rained here, so much better than the 105F temps we left!
More later.....hugs, Kathi
We had no choice, we started to climb (step up, pull the case, step up, pull the case). We had just finished a 10 1/2 hour flight, and were tired (step up, pull the case, step up, pull the case). It was then that the human kindness kicked in....there was a gal who we let by (step up, pull the case, step up, pull the case) that once she got to the top with her bag, she came back down and took my beau's cases, one at a time to the top!! And another man who did the same for me! How grand that was!!!
Then, as we toiled to put our cases on the rack above, another man helped. And then, in The Netherlands, we got help with getting them down!!! So, all told, we had much help, and turned a potential disaster into an interesting memory....
We are now home, unpacked, and enjoying life. It rained here, so much better than the 105F temps we left!
More later.....hugs, Kathi
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There is just something about the kindness of strangersKathiM said:Day 2 and 3 gone....
...and so is the jetlag....YEA!!
Hugs, kathi
I am always suprised by it and grateful so try to do some little thing for someone else when I can.
Glad for your safe but memorable journey,
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