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Aug 18, 2017 22:08:23 GMT
Post by tyrednexited on Aug 18, 2017 22:08:23 GMT
...it was apparently sat on the tarmac at MCR for over an hour waiting for "congestion" to clear.
It made enough time up for the return departure to be set at 65 minutes behind schedule, which it nearly met.
All the effort was wasted, however when we diverted slightly to miss bad weather over Northern Germany somewhere, and that was followed by the stand not being ready at MCR (despite it being empty) and even when we came to a stop and had the steps sorted and attached, it took another 15 minutes to find someone to open the arrival door!!!
Ringway, I am not impressed.
...then, Woodhead was closed, so a slow journey over The Snake followed - should have gone down the A6 really.
TBH, however, it was an enjoyable few days away, and there are still a few Biergarten left to visit. :-)
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Aug 18, 2017 22:33:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 22:33:05 GMT
>sat on the tarmac
Prezackly - take off versus push back. Really pisses me off.
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Aug 18, 2017 23:31:26 GMT
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Post by WDB on Aug 18, 2017 23:31:26 GMT
MUC is the best transit airport I have, erm, transited through. Once, inbound from BEG for a connection to LHR that was already tight, we were held up in the air by congestion somewhere. Once on the ground, I came down the steps expecting a long wait.
Instead, there were Lufthansa minibuses with attendants bearing placards with the numbers of my flight and a couple of similarly tight ones to other destinations. They escorted us into the terminal through a side door, checked our psssports at a tiny desk in an anteroom, then whisked us onward to our gates. Nobody else on my LHR flight would have known anything special had happened.
I've since spoken to other travellers and found they've had similar experiences of MUC.
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Aug 19, 2017 15:41:23 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2017 15:41:23 GMT
Getting a plane in Europe these days is like getting a bus. Some are on time, some aren't. Don't let it spoil your break. Sounds like you had a cracking time in one of my favourite cities.
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Sept 16, 2017 20:54:28 GMT
Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2017 20:54:28 GMT
...Sat (sitting :-) ) at (in, on ) Munich airport at the moment...it has a 90 min delay against it now (it looks like it missed or had difficulty getting a slot). Didn't have much luck travel-wise this week either. Working in Leverkusen but couldn't get suitable flights into Cologne so ended up flying in/out of Dusseldorf. Outbound flight delayed by an hour because "We've missed our takeoff slot." Hotels in Cologne full because there was a Digital Marketing Expo on for two days so I had to stay in a rather grotty hotel in Hilden and drive 40mins each way. Doesn't look as pretty in grey WDB. whohe.smugmug.com/Public/Awoke Wednesday morning to find that all rooms on top floor had no water so I couldn't have a shower. Thursday morning the coffee machine at breakfast was broken. WiFi went TU every evening as soon as the bunch of young Russian guys who were also staying in the hotel got back from dinner with their Lidl carrier bags full of beer. Probably streaming pr0n. At the office, a bit of kit that was supposed to arrive Wednesday didn't turn up until Friday afternoon, four hours before my 18.15 return flight. The queue for bag drop at Dusseldorf was 40 minutes and the flight was delayed one hour due to late arrival. Eventually got onboard and pilot announces that "We are waiting for other passengers and we've missed our slot, I'll update you when we get we get clearance from Control." Arrived home at 10pm. Need to be up at 4am on Monday to go back. Wish me luck.
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Sept 16, 2017 20:55:23 GMT
Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2017 20:55:23 GMT
...Sat (sitting :-) ) at (in, on ) Munich airport at the moment...it has a 90 min delay against it now (it looks like it missed or had difficulty getting a slot). Duh.
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Sept 16, 2017 22:12:58 GMT
Post by Rob on Sept 16, 2017 22:12:58 GMT
Sounds fun. Not. I quite like grey cars.... maybe not the best colour for a CLS Shooting Brake. But why was it ever a C-LS shooting brake since it's based in the E-Class?? I think they are sorting their nomenclature so to speak for model naming. Russian colleagues are 'interesting' in terms of interests
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Sept 17, 2017 8:53:20 GMT
Post by tyrednexited on Sept 17, 2017 8:53:20 GMT
....well, probably back to Germany next weekend for a couple of weeks (though we may end up anywhere (not literally), really).
This time in the motorcaravan motorhome campervan so slightly different travelling experiences.
We've used the Hull crossings recently, but the premium for a weekend slot is just too much to stomach (especially as some of the theoretical advantages of short and easy drives don't quite deliver).
So, this time, it's short sea, and the Tunnel. We've only used the Tunnel twice (boat being cheaper and affording a decent break from driving) but this time of year, the premium isn't much, and it avoids any potential "weather".
Both times we've used it to date, however, we've experienced big delays, one of which contributed to me writing-off a 'van in Normandy (not an experience to be repeated!).
What could go wrong!
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Sept 17, 2017 10:13:05 GMT
Post by Humph on Sept 17, 2017 10:13:05 GMT
Have fun ! A lifetime ago, a girlfriend of the time and I went off in my Golf GTi at this time of year, with no agenda really other than a bit of a European camping/road trip. Ended up in Austria in the Salzburg area and on eventually down to the Italian lakes. It was a bit cold at night in the Alps but otherwise a very pleasant trip. The summer crowds had gone and it was easy to visit the tourist attractions and get tables in restaurants etc.
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Sept 17, 2017 11:09:03 GMT
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Post by WDB on Sept 17, 2017 11:09:03 GMT
I rather like that mid-grey; shows off the contours nicely. Certainly on my 'would do' list, colour-wise. But you've found a nice illustration of how privacy glass spoils it: breaks what should be a continuous arc of the upper window line. Anyway, mustn't hijack your story. Cologne fills up easily and often. I must have visited eight times, often had to rummage about for the last available room, and didn't once get a flight to Adenauer; Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, but never straight to Cologne. (Much preferred arriving by train anyway, especially if I could stay at the Mondial am Dom.) Going to Bonn in a week or two, so can try my luck all over again.
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Berlin
Sept 17, 2017 11:45:04 GMT
Post by tyrednexited on Sept 17, 2017 11:45:04 GMT
...TBH, Germany is an initial target since we find it relatively easy to bimble about, discovering new places, regardless of the weather.
Should we get near the South, however, and the weather is OK in the Alps, then we might find ourselves back in Austria, or even the Südtirol, where we have unfinished business.
At least nowadays, with t'Interweb, you can plan reasonably well ahead if there is good weather to be had.
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Berlin
Sept 17, 2017 14:47:16 GMT
Post by Humph on Sept 17, 2017 14:47:16 GMT
@ WDB - I like privacy glass because I often use my car as a van and it offers a bit more, well, privacy I suppose.
@ T&E - You could do a Yodelling course. Always good to come home with a new skill isn't it? 🤓
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Sept 17, 2017 14:52:35 GMT
Post by WDB on Sept 17, 2017 14:52:35 GMT
@ WDB - I like privacy glass because I often use my car as a van... How do you cope with all those old KFC wrappers?
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Berlin
Sept 17, 2017 14:56:01 GMT
Post by Humph on Sept 17, 2017 14:56:01 GMT
Not a genre of musician I tend to associate with much...
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Sept 17, 2017 15:23:33 GMT
Post by tyrednexited on Sept 17, 2017 15:23:33 GMT
.........I like privacy glass because I often use my car as a van and it offers a bit more, well, privacy I suppose. ....I bet the mattress in the back is a tighter fit than in a van, though..........
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