Even our German hosts are a bit excited about the fact that winter has come early. Last night, our first in Germany, it snowed steadily and we woke to a very silent world outside. Our flight from Beijing was a novelty for us as we were in an almost new A380-800, one of the double-decker monsters that seems to defy all possibility of getting off the ground. It seemed very roomy, even in cattle class, and we were able to get some sleep. We managed to move to a spare seat on both flights - maybe it's our kiwi directness but we were surprised that nobody else seemed interested or brave enough to move - we leapt at the first opportunity!
We are in a "village" (about 6000 people) south of Frankfurt. Today it snowed all day, so it wasn't so bad that we had to stay around and do some client work. On the one hand it's not such a great way to spend time on holiday, but on the other hand it proves it can be done from anywhere. I went for a walk in the forest nearby with our host, Thomas, and it was wonderful to be out in the snow. We walked 4.5 km. Tomorrow we're going to be taken around by Thomas and Isabel to a Christmas market and various interesting towns.
Even our German hosts are a bit excited about the fact that winter has come early. Last night, our first in Germany, it snowed steadily and we woke to a very silent world outside. Our flight from Beijing was a novelty for us as we were in an almost new A380-800, one of the double-decker monsters that seems to defy all possibility of getting off the ground. It seemed very roomy, even in cattle class, and we were able to get some sleep. We managed to move to a spare seat on both flights - maybe it's our kiwi directness but we were surprised that nobody else seemed interested or brave enough to move - we leapt at the first opportunity!
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