The first leg of the journey to get to Venice went well. I’m sitting in the Frankfurt Airport using
the free public Wi-Fi to make this entry.
I sat beside a lady from Switzerland on the flight over. She had spent a month in Mississippi and Alabama with some friends. We had a nice conversation.
Switzerland has three official languages. If you live in the north you speak German,
the southern region is Italian, and the west is French. She was from western Switzerland near the
French border, and she spoke French (thank goodness her English was excellent). Her month in Alabama and Mississippi prepared her for my southern accent.
Flying Lufthansa is very different (especially if you enjoy “adult
beverages”). My flight was arranged with
Continental which merged with United who shares European routes with
Lufthansa. Lufthansa starts the flight with
cocktails (and that’s in economy). The
service was excellent, and after the meal they also serve coffee and then offer you
cognac as a nightcap.
Well, my flight to Venice is booked and they are making a few
announcements (German, Italian, and English). I'll end my post here.
