So I took a day off to recover from the trip back. I don't know what possessed me to book a flight with 2 layovers...no 2 INTERNATIONAL layovers. Coming from the EU I had to go through customs at Heathrow and again when I landed in Chicago. Ugh.
What made it worse was the delays. First, I got to Munich airport a full 4 hours early. However, they didn't start manning the check-in desk until 3 hours before the flight...and then only one desk and there were a lot of priority check ins. So the rest of us didn't start getting checked in until 2 hours before boarding. We still had to go through security and passport control. I didn't get much of a chance to do any duty free shopping in Munich.
Then, we were a bit late to London. Luckily, security had upgraded in the last two weeks and we went through much faster. I had also checked the bulk of my luggage, so that made things faster too. Still, not much time for Duty-Free and no Crunchies to be found. So, I grabbed a few more Malteasers.
I decided to take full advantage of my perks in premium economy and got a beer instead of my regular water
It was good. A good amount of hoppy with citrus notes. Not too heavy, so perfect for a flight. Of course, the same snack was back from the flight from the U.S.
Our cute little gingerbread men. This time I didn't stack them so you can really see how cute they are.
The flight was uneventful. I didn't sleep and watched 3 and a half movies. I would have watched 4 if my movie screen hadn't frozen up after the first pre-arrival pilot announcement.
We were late leaving Heathrow, which means that we were late arriving in Chicago. I originally had a 2 hour layover, which was shortened to an hour and a half. Customs wasn't too bad, but it took them forever to unload the luggage. By the time I got it, it was too late to re-check at the usual place for connecting flights, I had to go up to arrivals and check it there. Then, through security...and change my terminal. I was several gates away when I heard the announcement for last call for boarding on my flight. I was already hustling...so I had to run. You know I can't run...
I barely made the gate, luckily my seat was closer to the front of the plane and on the aisle. I got settled and waited for the sweat to dry. I actually napped on the 2 hour flight.
I got to Austin, picked up my luggage, and went to the Uber pick up. Found out that my ride was reserved at the wrong terminal...no idea how I did that. I was tired, my legs hurt from the rushing around and I ended up getting turned around with the Uber pickup. I finally found my ride, and got home. I didn't bother to unpack, but I showered and got to sleep at almost 3am.
I slept almost 12 hours. I woke up in pain. My right calf was sore from the constant cramping and, all of a sudden, my right thigh started to randomly spasm. I figured that it was from a combination of overuse and dehydration. I set out to rehydrate. I actually didn't eat much yesterday.
I feel much better today. Got up relatively early and have been unpacking and going through my photos. Finally wrapping this up. Hope you enjoyed!
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