Day 2

(I wrote this last night)



Ok this has been the longest day of my life... I've been awake since Friday 7 am pst. I was only able to sleep about 2 hours on the plane even though i took Tylenol PM!

So my flight to Amsterdam was about 9 hours... not bad. I watched Eat Pray Love, except I turned it off before it finished because it was boring. I watched HIMYM and Friends. I was happy because the guy I was seated next to was quiet. I don't think he spoke english. And I was happy that he wasn't one of those people that are all up in your personal space! They came by with food or snacks like every hour.





But... while we starting to land into the Amsterdam, the guy sitting next to me threw up! EWWWWWW!!!!

So, I got to Amsterdam and was totally lost. It was kinda scary not knowing where to go. Do I need to go through passport control? Security again? Do I have time to shop? Where is my gate? Am I going the right way? Am I on the right floor? I had so many questions, but I was too scared to ask for help!

I finally found my way to my gate (B18) and had enough time to use the free wi-fi and skype with JR for a bit and try to update this blog with photos.

Amsterdam to Berlin was an easy 1 hour flight. It was super nice because the flight wasn't even half way full so I got to sit by myself. (Thank God! That last guy I sat next to really grossed me out). The landing was super bumpy.

(To be continued... just wanted to post a little bit before I got too behind!)

Day 1

(I wrote this while waiting for my flight at LAX.)

Ahhhhhhhh... this is soooo stressful, I'm glad we came to the airport not 2 but 4 hours early!

OK, I hate myself! I left my debit card in the hotel we stayed at last night. I'm soooo dumb. I had a credit card, but decided to leave it at home. And I distinctly remember pulling my checkbook out of my suitcase and saying, "I never use this, why sould I pack it?!" I thought all I'd need was my debit card to get euro and then some cash to keep just in case. Ahhhhhh!!! I'm so mad. So before I found out that my debit card was at the hotel, JR came back to LAX and gave me his debit card and all the cash in his wallet. My stomach hurts and I feel like crying and throwing up. :(

Now, after converting my dollars to euro, I feel like I lost so much more money! Ughhhhhhh. This sucks! But what can I do now? I just gotta watch over what I do have and hope for a smooth trip from now on. This is one way to keep me on budget!




Other than that whole fiasco, things have been ok. I woke up before 7 and ran 3 miles on the treadmil at the hotel, then swam, then sat in the jacuzzi. I was trying to get tired so that I could sleep the whole way to Europe.
We left the hotel and drove to LAX which was also an adventure because our GPS turns off randomly about every 30 seconds.

Here's a picture of me with cry-face. I was scared hahaha.




I got my boarding tickets, checked in my luggage, said goodbye to JR, then went through security. It all went sooo smoothly. Then I decided I would splurge and buy wifi for my long wait. When I went to look for my debit card to pay for it, I realized it was missing. I called JR who was already on his way heading towards the 405. He checked my car for my debit card but couldn't find it. He drove back to LAX and gave me his debit card and cash. I had to go through security once more and here I am.


(I wrote this last night)

Next time I blog, it'll be Day 2 because of the long flight and time difference.

Berlin Prague 2011

I'll try to post daily on this blog during my trip to Europe. I love being able to read past entries from my 2009 road trip on this blog. I'd like to continue the tradition of daily blogging while traveling. Hopefully I'll be able to document many days of future travels on this blog :)

Tomorrow is my last day at work. On Thurday, JR and I will drive to LA and stay there for the night. Friday, my flight takes off around 2(PST). I'll finally arrive in Berlin at about 2 (CEST) on Saturday after about 15 hours of travel.

I'm looking forward to seeing museums, monuments, and of course shopping!

Also, I'll try to Skype daily. My user name is madisynmm