Returned home from a conference in Manchester on Friday...
* Travel alarm set for 4:00 am; enthusiastic pub patrons woke me up at 3:00 am instead...the beginning of a long day.
* Train ticket office closed @ 4:30 am; ticket machines only takes 10 L notes; all I have is a 20 L note. Thanks to the random stranger who exchanged two 10's for a 20!
* Decided I needed some shortbread from the duty free shop...cost 4.80 L; I had only 4.30 L in change and a 20 L note. The checker just let it slide...nice.
* Enjoyed watching the royal wedding at the bar in the Brussels airport with a ton of other travelers crowded around. One British dad was cultivating a love of the monarchy in his 3 year old daughter..."Oh look at the Princess, isn't she beautiful? This is such a special moment!"
* Brussels Air gets an A+ in service. After a weather delay made me miss my connection, they gave me a 17 euro meal voucher AND bumped me to business class which included a dinner as well!
* After flying business class to Warsaw, I got to sit on the floor of the bike compartment on the train to Lublin for 2 1/2 hrs because the train on which I had reserved seats had departed 3 hours earlier. Joy.
* Very glad to make it home in time to get a big hug from Delaney as she was going to bed!
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