Two legs down, one to go
We're in a first-class lounge at Frankfurt
airport. Our flight from Dulles was fine in terms of child behavior, but pretty
dismal in terms of the quality of service. I expected more out of a United
Airlines transcontinental flight, even if we were flying coach. Our seats were
small, with little leg room. The flight attendants constantly bothered us, which
is frustrating enough when you're trying to sleep, but even more so when you're
hoping your children don't wake up to the "Last call for Duty Free purchases"
warning. Despite this, Claire and Luc slept a fair amount, but constantly tossed
and turned--not good quality sleep at all. They are holding up well
nonetheless.
Just looked at the clock on my computer and
noticed it's 1:39 a.m. back home. When we get into Delhi tonight at 1 a.m. local
time, it will be about 1:30 p.m. Monday back home. We're hoping Claire and Luc
will sleep as much as possible on the last leg of our trip. We'll all be out of
whack when we arrive, so even if we spend the early hours of Tuesday awake and
sleep through the day, what's more important is to be caught up on
sleep.
On Wednesday I have to read some
files from undergraduate Indian students applying for a Fulbright exchange
program. Then I'll participate in a selection process at the Fulbright office in
Delhi on Thursday. I'm hoping we have Internet access in our apartment since I
have lots of grading to catch up on. If we have Internet access in the
apartment, my future posts to the travel log should include more
pictures--including Claire and Luc playing at the Frankfurt Airport McDonald's
indoor play area.
Now we're hoping to
shower, rest a bit, and get our money's worth out of the $50 we spent to hang
out in this lounge.
Posted: Mon - November 28, 2005 at 01:51 AM