Arrival

Well it was a long trip. More than 15 hours including the transfer (2 hrs) in Frankfurt. Man that airport is dirty! Adventure started in Ferihegy already. It seems anytime I travel to the US something in my bag freaks out airport security. Last time it was my EDT this time it was a USA book under the external HDD. Yeah it seems that these are the items terrorists are using :D Of course just like last time, bags inspected by BUD security can't make it through transfer. So this very bag stayed in FRA. Why not. Fortunately nothing too important was in there, and it was delivered by United the next day.

The flight BUD-FRA was ok, nothing special. Adventure began in FRA :) So first since we couldn't select our seats online, went to the UA check-in desk to modify our seating. Changed to EXIT, yeah. 1.5 meters leg space!!! Boarding was a nightmare. "Unorganised" would not really describe it. Luckily at the check-in desk our passport was controlled and got this little yellow stamp. I have no idea what its purpose might be, but it saved us a bit of trouble at the gate; others had to have their passports inspected and stamped. Loudspeaker at the gate could not be understood neither in English nor in German. So in the end first and business class passengers could board, economy passengers had to form a queue. It was long (the plane was a 747). When it was our turn, one of the gate co-workers started shouting line numbers for people to board; started from behind. Since our was the first line right behind economy plus (already boarded), we boarded the last time. Overhead compartment was huge, leg-space awesome, lavatory not smelly (right next to us), cool.

From the airport to get to Sunnyvale we took a limousine, since our 5 baggage would not fit in a cab. It was a 45 minute ride. The apartment I got from my company is really nice. Fit with all the necessary items and some food to survive a couple of days.

Around 10pm we went to bed. I was exhausted; it was a long day!