It feels good coming home, but it sure makes for a long day. We got up before 4am Munich time (8 hours ahead of San Francisco) and landed about 1pm PDT. Sort of like having a 32 hour day. The two most challenging parts, up til arrival (not including getting out of bed) were finding ways to spend our last euros (I have 0.57 left -- less than $1) and managing to sit on the plane for 10+ hours. It was the best kind of long flight: uneventful and on time. Even passport control and customs were fast.
Of course, the bigger challenges are re-integrating into our real life, starting with going through 6 weeks of mail, unpacking and putting it all away, fixing things that went kafluey while we were gone (like our fancy 'garage' tarp and our satellite receiver), and restocking the kitchen so I can cook again.
We had a blast! We didn't do a lot in depth anywhere, except maybe Vienna, but got a lovely taste of nine countries we had not seen before and got to know more about the three we had been in. Driving fast in Germany is such a hoot. Now going 65 seems like a snail's pace. The old car feels huge and slow, too.
On the plus side, it's good to be back where the toilet paper is soft, where a double bed means one big bed, not two twins smashed together, the bed comes with one blanket big enough for the whole bed instead of two little ones that never quite do the job, and the rooms aren't overheated.
Our next 'little' trip will be a jaunt to the Chicago area for Thanksgiving, but we're still debating our next big trip. Australia? African Safari? Morocco? Bali? So many intriguing choices!!
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