Montag, Mai 29, 2006

Abfahrt

My flight was at 11pm, so only left home in the evening (before 8pm). Pandora and family, and the other relatives came to send me off - thank you!! I was really very touched!

The first flight was to Amsterdam on KLM. The food was actually good! But the 13 hours on board were hard to bare, especially the attempt to get some sleep when the tv monitor is so bright! I wasn't prepared for it actually... Bleh... But at the end of the day, I SURVIVED THIRTEEN HOURS ON BOARD!! There was nothing to be proud of, but still, first time, first experience. I should have worn more comfortable clothes if not for the exam I have to take shortly after my arrival in my school.

The next transfer flight (from Amsterdam to Munich) was, this time, on Lufthansa. I almost missed my flight actually - because I couldn't find the counter to get my boarding pass; the Amsterdam airport was soooo huge! But still, I made it on the plane, breathless and panting of course. On board, the food... wasn't up to my expectation. Such a contrast! From delicacies to plain white bread with ham and cheese. And I used to have such good impression about the airline since the prices are always so expensive! Hmm hmm.

Bad things never come to an end. I arrived in Munich Airport - without my luggage. I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT THEY LOST MY LUGGAGE. The experience was real bad when I arrived ALONE in the airport, waiting for my luggage on the conveyor belt which was never to come. But luckily I had read of such incidents from the travel guides, which advised me to make a lost baggage report (in German) right there. I hope for the best and left the arrival hall.
It was almost 11am when I figure out which is the right S-Bahn (subway) ticket to purchase to get me to the city center. A strange woman approached me to hand me a "Tagesticket". I understand what the ticket is used for now, but back then I was totally confused. Anyhow, I paid the right amount of money to get me to my destination, costing me €4,80. Tja.

Alighted at Karlsplatz (Stachus), but lost my way in search of Sonnenstraße, where my school is located. Took me more than 30 minutes to reach the right street, and that was when my placement test start.

posted by empress @ 11:00 AM