Here we go, this is the second attempt to write this post. In the first one I accidentally deleted the 'offline' post using my mobile client named 'Blob'. I finally figured out to press offline draft to actually save the thing on my Nokia N8 (btw most pictures here were taken with it :))
Anyway - the trip!
It started delayed. The official statement: Thunderstorms and lightning disabled the landing guide system on one of the runways. Thus planes had to circle and be queued in order to land and therefore the plane came an hour late to Graz. So we landed in Frankfurt and ran. We were told our new gate, supposedly B22, but not if they would wait. We were still running , passing several info screens, but - what the heck - the plane was not there and can you believe it- no personale to see. We ran 15minutes, arrived at B22... no plane. Darn.
We ran back to find - someone, anyone! Over there an Infodesk, great! Well as it turns out (feel then showdown?), every plane in Frankfurt was late today, except, you guessed right, ours - it left right on time, hmmm, at least we knew now. So we calmed down and after the stressful part we strolled slowly hand-in-hand :) to the Lufthansa ticket office. (On the way there we thought we earned ourselves a Frankfurt Starbucks mug :))
We picked number 636, waited 15 minutes and got ourselves the 8.30 morning flight operated by Singapore airlines (sweet!) from a pretty frustrated Lufthansa lady and strolled over 3 minutes to Sheraton Hotel.
People there were really nice, huge building, great room on the seventh floor
with a little bit of a view,
which turned out to be great sunrise view :)
That was quite an adventure, we finally are on our way on the Airbus A380-800
(yes the new jumbo - supersweet!) 11887m high above the Atlantic at 887km/h at freezing -44°C in comfy emergency exit seats and amazing service and 3 hours until touchdown :)
Anyway - the trip!
It started delayed. The official statement: Thunderstorms and lightning disabled the landing guide system on one of the runways. Thus planes had to circle and be queued in order to land and therefore the plane came an hour late to Graz. So we landed in Frankfurt and ran. We were told our new gate, supposedly B22, but not if they would wait. We were still running , passing several info screens, but - what the heck - the plane was not there and can you believe it- no personale to see. We ran 15minutes, arrived at B22... no plane. Darn.
We ran back to find - someone, anyone! Over there an Infodesk, great! Well as it turns out (feel then showdown?), every plane in Frankfurt was late today, except, you guessed right, ours - it left right on time, hmmm, at least we knew now. So we calmed down and after the stressful part we strolled slowly hand-in-hand :) to the Lufthansa ticket office. (On the way there we thought we earned ourselves a Frankfurt Starbucks mug :))
We picked number 636, waited 15 minutes and got ourselves the 8.30 morning flight operated by Singapore airlines (sweet!) from a pretty frustrated Lufthansa lady and strolled over 3 minutes to Sheraton Hotel.
People there were really nice, huge building, great room on the seventh floor
with a little bit of a view,
which turned out to be great sunrise view :)
That was quite an adventure, we finally are on our way on the Airbus A380-800
(yes the new jumbo - supersweet!) 11887m high above the Atlantic at 887km/h at freezing -44°C in comfy emergency exit seats and amazing service and 3 hours until touchdown :)
