Here!
Well after a 9 hour 50 minute nonstop plane ride I am finally here! Frankfurt airport is hugeeeee and the first thing I noticed was the smell of cigarettes. They have these little camel cubicles inside the airport for smoking, so much different from home! After we went through customs and baggage we found our way down to the Bahnhof to catch the train to Koblenz. Well just to our luck, they cancelled it. We got on the next train and then transferred to a Koblenz bound train. On this particular train, a man came to check our tickets, well we were all separated and my uncle had a group ticket...definitely could have been problematic! Luckily he spoke a little English and understood (we think) our circumstances.
When we got of the train, hungry and exhausted we all thought it was time to relax. Instead, we walked down the WRONG way of the street a good ways looking for the hotel. We finally realized that it was not on that street and we had to go back past the Bahnhof. I was definitely dragging. It all turned out okay because the hotel is gorgeous and so is Koblenz. It was so nice to shower and lay down for all of 15 minutes before we went to dinner. I don't even know the name of the restaurant, but it was delicious (even if we didn't really know what we were ordering). We did some more walking down the street and found a little gelato place, which of course was also delicious. It's only 6:14 pm here and I'm falling asleep as I type this. I only slept 3 hours on the plane. Talk about jet lag. I'm just so excited to be here and I can't wait for tomorrow to see where else we go!
this picture and the one below it are views from my window at the Ghotel in Koblenz. You can see the church tower and the hills behind the buildings. It took me 10 minutes to figure out how to turn the lights on. You have to put your key card in the little slot and then all the power will work! I guess it's pretty helpful with electricity costs as well as preventing you from losing your key! the bathroom... the room...as we can all see I have made my self comfortable for the 1 night I am here! haha





