GARBONZOS!

I sat by a guy from Israel on the flight from Portland to Frankfurt. He had Bose noise canceling headphones and had me listen to Hebrew music on it. He ate kosher. I ate Asian Vegetarian?



Before



After



Then I tried to sleep a lot but failed. Next thing I know they're serving breakfast cause on this side of the world the sun was coming up. I got cooked shredded carrots with spicy stuff and another garbonzo bean salad. Breakfast?? Come on. The guy next to me had been served his meal and in one of the dishes was a little thing of cream cheese. He studied it for a while and then, naturally, he ate it plain with his knife.

Obviously not the states, right?


Barbara met me at the airport and we took a train into Frankfurt. It was raining or started to rain or something. We strolled around and I was really tired because then it was like 2 a.m. my time or something. Yikes. We had lunch(ish) at a place and then we went over a bridge and then we stood there.

A bunch of people were getting married and they were releasing doves and putting serious gel in their frosted hair. So we stuck around for that for a second but decided to go to the Burgerbar. Chic McDonalds I’m thinking. Bought some meds at the apothecary (zinc pills and throat loz) then we hightailed it to airport FRA. Barbara scouted a comfy spot and I slept and coughed. Thanks Barbara.

Flight to Cape Town worked out okay, personal tv with lots of selection, wow even in economy class? Also packet with socks, eye covers for sleep and toothbrush (no quality toothpaste). I must have slept, and I watched The Other Boelyn Girl. Interesting. We landed, immigration was no problem at all and I found my suitcases and was even able to lift them off the (moving) loop thing. I waited a bit and then in came 2/3 of crew. I was tired and went to bed as soon as I got to their house for the whole day. Felt good. Went to dinner at their friends house and we had home made ravioli, gnocchi and I ate shrimp for the first time ever. Also they cooked three small chickens. We had crème brulee for dessert. Mostly they spoke german and I was at the adult table so I just sort of stared at the wall.