Home Sweet Home..at laaaaaast
I never thought I would say this..but I was glad to be flying back to SFO! My flight was out of the Barajas Intl, Madrid..so another long overnight train from Paris (Dec 29) to Madrid (Dec 30).
I spent New Years’ Eve in Dublin, Ireland…sadly at the airport. It was an overnight layover. And I spent Jan 1, 2008 in London and flying (in limbo shall I say)…I was finally at SFO on Jan 2. Made my way out of immigration and customs, hacking and cursing ---I didn’t get my bag! Damn UA.
On a happy note, my sister gave me a pleasant me by visiting me! She had landed at SFO the same morning as I! Isn’t she so nice and cute? I was glad I got to spend first few days of the 2008 with her.
Melancholy……Nostalgia
I am so glad I made the trip. It’s been a month since I got back, I can’t help feel nostalgic. I miss Munich and Florence the most. Wish I had more time in Paris…Wish I had more time to visit one of the concentration camps in Berlin or Munich.
On a positive note, on Dec 21, 2007, 9 other European countries (mostly eastern) were added to the schengen thereby lifting border restrictions--- Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, .Slovenia. The border checks by sea and land are lifted and air (airports) may take sometime, approx. March 2008 to be ready for the new change.
To me, this schengen addition only means one thing-I can finally visit Krakow, Poland and the Prague, Czech and Talinn, Estonia…Woooo Hoooooo
I wonder when Albania, Finland, Norway, Romania, Bulgaria among others will make the leap.
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