Arrived in Abu Dhabi, after 23 hours and 7 minutes in airports and on airplanes. It was an interesting trip. I met some interesting people who immigrated to the US and some other US citizens who wanted to discuss politics.
But I was on a vacation and escaping reality. Best of all I am here and I made it alive. I have my first stamp in my visa! Woo hoo! I am very excited. The trip was interesting, especially the landing in Frankfurt, Germany. There was only 500 meters of visibility, but on the plane you could barely see the end of the wing. We actually landed before anyone knew it. The flight attendant ran back to her seat after we had landed. :-)
Leaving Frankfurt was also an adventure. It was the first time I boarded a plane from the tarmat, which doesn't seem odd if it would be in the middle of the summer and the weather is nice, but it was 1 degree above freezing so that was weird. I was freezing coming from Phoenix. It was a good thing I bought a tourist sweathshirt in DC.
The flight to Abu Dhabi wasn't so bad I actually watched 3 movies on my way here. It was nice because the flight went fast, except that I couldn't keep my eyes open for "Get Smart." Maybe because it wasn't that good. Anyway, I got here, got my bag, my first stamp and headed out with my sister. A good day overall, because at the end a hug from my sister was wroth the 23 hours on planes and in airports.
