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Benny's mother is sick so we're making the trip to Germany to visit her and the rest of his family. I really wanted Austin to join us, especially since it's over his spring break, but I'm not sure it would've worked out. So many factors come into play from cost, to getting my ex to comply, to the logistics of it all.
This is my first time on an airplane since the ex and I went to California in 99. It's also my first time traveling overseas. On top of that, now that I know some of the incompetence in the aircraft manufacturing industry...well, it kinda makes me want to obtain a list of manufacturers for all the components on the plane to see whether or not I trust that certain critical parts were made correctly.
Travel Arrangements
The grand adventure begins Tuesday when we ride the Greyhound bus to New York. You may be asking why we're not flying or driving ourselves this leg of the trip. It's straight up the cost...about an extra $400 on round trip airfare or one way car rental. I have plenty of vacation time (and will get my next batch in May) so this trip will hopefully allow me to relax a bit.
We arrive very early Wednesday morning, giving us almost 15 hours in the city before the flight to Berlin takes off. So what are we supposed to do with our luggage and what will we do to kill all that time? If you have any recommendations please be sure to let me know. The flight to Berlin is non-stop so that'll be smooth sailing. We'll pick up a rental car at the airport (most likely) and head to a bank to exchange currency before driving to Benny's brother's house where we'll be staying.
We'll head back home a couple of weeks later but we have about a 9 hour layover in Lisbon. Also looking for recommendations as to what to do there. We didn't book the Greyhound back in case there are any flight delays that would stop us from being in line with the bus departure times.
Fitting in Fitness
Benny says they don't have gyms there like they have here (whatever that means LOL) so I'll have to improvise with workouts. I'm bringing the resistance band set for strength training and plan to take walks throughout the neighborhood or wherever else we end up going. How do you like to fit in fitness when you travel?
Healthy Eating?
I have no idea what food options I'll have while overseas. As I don't speak the language (Benny's family speaks some English but it's rusty) so he'll have to interpret most conversations and translate the menus for me. I've only met his parents so I don't know anything about how the rest of Benny's family cooks or eats. My tub of Chocolate Brownie PlantFusion is already packed in the suitcase along with a shaker cup so at least I know I'll have something healthy. We're still sorting out what we're bringing for the bus ride.
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