Amazingly, I got everything packed into my roll-aboard carry-on and a backpack.
Of course, like with every trip, you tend to forget something. Something you meant to get and something you forgot. For me today, it was my power adapters... Now I have about 3 sets. And a battery extender for the phone. So, first things first, I made a couple of purchases.
The Sky Club was quiet today.... All except for the poor sick lady that kept going back and forth to the bathroom.
Boarding was uneventful and I had a great aisle seat on the starboard side of the plane. Lucky for me, I was seated next to a gorgeous 45 year old German girl.... Ok, maybe not.
After take off, you could tell you were in coach. Instead of a nice, warm, scented towel to freshen up with, we got lukewarm Handiwipes. Oh well.... It was $5500 for first class tickets (or 350,000 miles) so call me cheap!
Happy hour consisted of peanuts, pretzels and drinks.... At least I got a Diet Coke and a Glenlivet. Now settling down to watch an American classic "Ghostbusters". Again....
Dinner was beef stroganoff with salad and ample drinks.... Like scotch.
I was able to sleep about an hour but then woke up and watched "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty".... A cute movie and a definite 3 star. This was followed by "Back to the Future". That was finished just as we were on final approach.
We landed a full 30 minutes early but that was eaten up with the taxi to the gate. Immigration and Customs was a breeze! And right outside of the customs area was the car rental place!! I got our car, went to a restaurant and got a pretzel and a cup of coffee waiting for Hilary. She got in a bit early too and we got the car and headed to pick up the bike.
Bike shop was easy to find and surprisingly the bike was a brand new Bacchetta Corsa. Brand new!! It was a tight fit in the car (VW minivan) but we got it in ok!
Next stop was to visit with Family for a bit.... Went to my cousin Erwin Winkelmann and his wife Gerlinde's home. Started with Kaffee und Kuchen
Then a couple of hours later, Frankish bratwurst and sauerkraut. 
We left Erwin's at 7 and headed to Bayreuth to start the ride tomorrow....
There are some gorgeous views... Can't wait for tomorrow!!
We made Bayreuth and checked into the Hotel Bayrischer Hof.... It's a nice hotel but with some funny themed floors. We got the US floor.....
We had a drink after getting checked into hotel and now after a quick shower, it's time for bed!! 630 will come early!!! Going to try to start by 0800.
More tomorrow!!
It's like being there! Did you let hillary drive for practice? This is barb btw. Not sure why it signs on with my pen name.
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