My bag was overweight :( It's 10 lbs more than the limit. At this point I can't take anything more out so I ended up paying the $150 charge. My bag can go up to 60 lbs on my way to Seoul, so I'm okay with it.
The flight was just over 10 hours and I landed at night in Frankfurt. The plane ride was very pleasant. My seat neighbour is a Canadian who lives in Germany with his family for over 20 years. I tried to sleep and even took some melatonin. Although it made me really tired, I just couldn't get comfortable enough to sleep more than an hour or so. The charter only had one free option for one movie and one episode of Modern Family. I wasn't interested in the movie so I can't even remember what it was. If I wanted a bigger selection, I'd have to pay. Same with alcohol. I ended watching tv shows and movies on my ipad instead. The dinner meal on this flight included pasta, bread with butter and cream cheese, fruit cup and lemon cake. The breakfast included a german rye bread (tasted like cardboard), two pieces of meat and cheese (each), bread roll with cream cheese and butter and a fruit cup. It was edible but nothing significant.
I had get off the flight via stairs (think Allegiant Air) and take a bus to the terminal. It was sooooo hot and muggy right away! I had my carry on suitcase, a bag of 3 bottles of wine and my big purse. It was hard carrying it down the stairs, on the bus and up some stairs. My arms were a bit sore. The terminal had some lounges that several people were sleeping on. The weird part was these lounges were no where near a departing gate. Perhaps this airport had a lot of long layovers? I couldn't take a picture because I was too busy carrying all my stuff. It was a long walk to my departing gate. For a 2.5 hour layover, I was really disappointed this airport did not have any free wifi. They had janitors and airport staff riding on bicycles, but no free wifi. Good thing I had my ipad to keep my company. An hour before I was suppose to board my flight, the gate changed! And I had quickly find my way to the "new" gate. Good thing I checked on one of those screens because I didn't have internet.
The flight to Manchester was very pleasant. The elder couple beside me was very sweet. I managed to nod off for maybe half an hour or so. For a 1.5 hour flight, that's not bad at all! The snack on this plane was a very yummy piece of cake.
When I landed in Manchester, although I didn't have to take the stairs out of the plane, there was a few flight of stairs I had to climb to get to immigration and luggage pick up :( My arm is pretty sore. I tried to do it on my own when a man offered to help me. But I couldn't get more than a few steps. He turned around and helped me carry my carry-on all the way down the stairs. I told him he was a wonderful person. As a foreigner, the line up through immigration was very short and I got through pretty quickly. Even my luggage arrived early! Again, I had to get some help loading it onto my cart. Speaking of the cart, it was free! It costs 1 pound (non-refundable!) Good thing I had a 1 pound coin otherwise, I don't know how I'd be able to take my luggages with me. This airport also does not have free wifi :( I had to sign up for 1 free hour. Just as I was able to log on, lo and behold Neil appeared in front of me with some pretty purple flowers!
The ride to Sheffield was a long one because it was during rush hour and traffic was a bit heavy. The trip included some very scenic roads and the ones that the Tour de France went on. I can still see some of the remnants from this event (yellow bicycles everywhere!)
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