Golden Leaf Hotel Frankfurt

Again it seems to be an escape from the inevitable. But somehow I actually think it's way more than that.<br><br>Why do I think that? I'm sure you are wondering what special thing happened at the end of my last entry in the first world trip ...

It was sooooo cold in Frankfurt, we didn't want to spend much time here since we had no winter clothing. WE got in late, went to our hotel, then back to the airport to get our flight to Bangkok moved up. We though it would be at 8 that night, but they managed to get us on the next flight out, which was pretty much within the hour. Woohooo! I also kept speaking Italian in Germany... so confused with all the languages.

... a Haut Medoc from France? {what the heck is a Haut Medoc?}I have no idea what I selected or how much it cost in USD. I was told to stick to about $30/bottle but who can translate at 8 am after an 11 hour flight? I think it was about 57 Euro's total, so either way, I am 50% off budget - still not sure if I went too cheap or too expensive. Hopefully my colleague, Wally, the one who requested the purchase will be happy either way. <br><br>In ...

... their walls, not to mention some German candies.<br><br>Unfortunately it was time to call it a trip, so we all piled in the car and Flo kindly drove us home on the ultra-efficient Autobahn where nobody drives slowly in the left lane.<br><br>Auf wiedersehen! It was a great trip!<br><br>Pam and Glenn said: <br><br>Pam&#8217;s first observation of her old high school alma mater town of Frankfurt was that it had not changed much. From the Bahnhoff down ...

... within minutes! <br><br>Some day, Elsie and I hope to return to Frankfurt and visit this fine city and country! Perhaps to enjoy a bottle of German beer or glass of Riesling wine or a cruise down the Rhine or a drive on the autobahn! For now, it's just a short flight over the Alps to Barcelona! We're almost there! Bis Spater!!<br><br>Beifall! Rick &amp; Elsie!<br><br><br><br><br>

... s and Bjorn laughed out loud when I asked if it's true that German's drink their beer warm. "Never." Immediately we had girls come up to us to chat. We met Anna, who is German but speaks fluent english and even studied for awhile near Boston. We also met Marta, who is half Brazilian and is studying to be a teacher. They were both so nice! Anna said "See everyone wants to talk to you because we love speaking English and talking to Americans!" We felt very ...

... br>had enough time to check in. The flight didn't take as long as I<br>expected. We just needed about one hour from Frankfurt to London<br>Stanstead. When the plane arrived everybody gave applause. <br><br>As<br>soon as I got my backpack I went out to catch my bus which would bring<br>me to London. About two hours later we arrived at London Victoria<br>Station.