Almost there

I’ve arrived in Munich, and it is currently 9:43 am local time, which is 3:43 am in Ottawa.  The plane over wasn’t too bad.  I watched a couple movies, got a little bit of sleep, and had an aisle seat so I was able to stretch out my legs a little bit.  I must say though that for the first time in a long while, I was very thankful that they did the announcements in two languages.  It served as a bit of a reminder that I was traveling to an area of the world where I would have difficulty communicating with other people.

I just finished what is quite possibly the most expensive breakfast I’ve ever had.  $22.50 CDN for a cup of yogurt, fruit, granola, and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice.  Yeah… doesn’t seem so bad in Euros (€10.90) but the conversion is a killer.

Edit (Jun 18, 2010 @ 4:05)

- Okay, I had the conversion wrong.  It’s only $1.25 CND to the Euro… which would make breakfast only $13.63.  That’s still expensive, but not as bad as I thought. -MW

The airport here beats anything I’ve seen in Canada.  They’ve got some really nifty things here too that are both amusing to see that they exist, and very good ideas.   The neatest one I can think of is the “Nap Cab”.  Basically they are booths that have a bed and are apparently soundproofed.  The idea being you pay to rent one so that you can either do some work, or get some sleep.  They look pretty comfy, but I’m too cheap to pay to try one out.

Also, I swear that the colours on my computer are off sometimes, and that everything has kind of a red tinge to it.  But then I look closer and everything appears to be just fine.   Either I’m really tired, or going crazy.  Or both.  Either way, I’m going to try to get comfortable and rest my eyes for a bit.

Cheers!

- Mike

The beginnings of a journey…

It’s finally here!  The day has come!  The hour is nigh!  The winds are right!  The voyage has begun!

That’s right!  I’m off to Turkey!

Okay, technically I’m only flying as far as Montreal for this leg of the trip.  But after that I’m off to… well, okay I’m flying from Montreal to Munich, so that’s closer.  But after that I’m flying from Munich into Turkey!

It will be a rather long journey.  In fact, I should be arriving nearly 24 hours after I leave, when you take into consideration the time difference between Ottawa and Istanbul.  I’m excited to get started though!

I’m currently taking full advantage of the free wi-fi provided by the Ottawa Airport to update my blog.  I am rather worried that I forgot something that will be very important to have.  Granted, I do feel this way whenever I’m going pretty much anywhere on any kind of trip and usually it ends up that I didn’t forget anything.  But knowing that doesn’t really help my peace of mind.  Ah well, I’ll survive.

At this point I’d like to note just how strangely empty the terminal was when I arrived. I wish I’d taken a picture when I got to the terminal, but unfortunately I didn’t. I guess I’m not used to having a camera again, which is weird because it’s large enough you’d think I’d notice the extra weight.

Well, with that being said I’m going to go play with my new camera.  Hopefully I’ll get some pictures worth showing.

TTFN!

-Mike