The first day was mostly spent trying to get here. We said our goodbyes and I jumped on the Airporter for my trip to the airport. I had one small incident before I even got to the airport. While I was on the bus I happened to look down at my shoe and I realized that I stepped in dog sh*t. Normally not such a big deal, but I started thinking about how bad it would be to drop my shitty shoe into the security bin going through customs at the airport. Of course I didn't really pack any dog shit cleaning supplies but I made due with an entire package of wet wipes. I was hoping this wasn't going to be some sort of bad omen for the rest of the trip. Fortunately, it wasn't. The trip went about as smoothly as possible. There aren't exactly direct flights to Skopje Macedonia so you have to make several connections to get here which makes for a long day. I flew to Frankfurt Germany first, then Vienna Austria and then to Skopje. There weren't a ton of flight choices that didn't include a long layover so all of my connections were tight. Fortunately none of my planes were late so it was smooth going. ILM flies people business class when going out of the country to it is just about as good as it can be. I left around 2pm so that made it pretty hard to sleep on the flight but I was able to get a couple of hours in. From the time I walked out of my front door and the time I walked into my hotel it took about 22 hours.
One of the first things I notice when I get off of the plane is how hot it is. When I came before it was in January. On the last trip it was cold and snowy. This time it looks like it will be the other end of the weather spectrum. It was sunny, humid, and somewhere around 90 degrees. I got into my hotel and had the best shower ever. I had couple hours before dinner so I decided to unpack. Of course 22 hours in a suitcase leaves things just a little wrinkled. An hours worth of ironing and I was off to dinner. We didn't stay out late because I was wiped out.
3 comments:
christ, i had to sign up for a google account to comment.
anyway, my original response did not take. so what i said was i couldn't believe the dog shit story. glad the rest of the trip was good and i look forward to your blog.
joanne
Hi, sweetie,
I'm glad you got there safe and sound. I love your story. That sounds like something that would happen to me! Happy Father's Day. I know it must be hard being away from your family on Father's Day, but at least you have your videocam going. Speaking of which, I need to try to videocam with you at some point. I hope you have a great stay, and try not to get too hot. I love you, Mom.
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