Back Home from Germany

It is good to be back home, but am a bit tired.

I woke up this morning with a headache and have spent most of the day at home. Just a short trip to the grocery store for essentials.

Christmas Pyramid, Ferris Wheel,WeihnachtspyramideThe trip to Germany was nice, especially with getting to visit the Christmas markets.

potatoes, pork, onionsI of course had some wonderful food on the trip, and am already missing the great breakfast buffet at the hotel.

frost, weather, cold weather, germanyThe weather was a bit frosty and cold in Germany, so good to be home for a bit warmer weather. However, that meant some yard work needed to be done. I was feeling better by late afternoon so went out and mowed my yard. It is nice to still see blooms on my rose bushes. Unfortunately, I must of got some tree sap on my finger and then rubbed my eye. The area around my eye is a bit sore tonight and a bit bothersome.

leben am toten meer, life at the dead sea, SMAC, ChemnitzOne highlight of my trip was a visit to a special display at a museum in Chemnitz, Germany. See: Life at the Dead Sea

New Car, Ford Fusion, Plug-in hybrid, Blue Car, BlueyIt was also nice to come home and see my new car in my garage.

Now for some sleep.

Steven

 

 

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QYG – SFO

Today has been a very long day as I traveled from QYG to SFO.

qyg, german rail, goschwitz, trainsQYG is the code for German Rail. For more details see SFO – QYG.

I started my day early at the Goschwitz train station in Jena, Germany.

clifford and carry onHere my bags are waiting in the cold morning air.  I was actually able to take a later than expected train this morning as my flight was delayed. This worked out good as I only had to make one train change instead of two.

erfurt germany, train stationI changed from a regional train to an ICE at Erfurt, Germany. Here you can see that it is much lighter.

ICE, Fernbahnhof, Frankfurt Airport Train StationHere is the train at the Frankfurt Airport rail station. It is really nice that the train station is at the airport. It is then only a long walk to check-in and get to my gate.

We finally took off about two hours later than scheduled.

SFO, Christmas, Lights, WreathsAfter a long flight I finally landed at SFO and had a long wait for the parking shuttle. It was dark by the time I headed toward home. It was a tiring drive and I was glad to finally make it home.

Now for some real sleep.

Steven

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