Friday 09/14/2012: Right after midnight I hailed a cab (40TL) to the airport and waited until 04:10 departure time. After a change in Berlin we landed in Dusseldorf about 0800. I obtained my boarding pass from a LH desk for my 13:45 departure to Lisbon. There were no ATM machines inside the terminal and to obtain cash I needed to exit through the security desk, so I ended up having a few biscuits that I had saved. I looked out of place at the airport in my shorts and t-shirts while everyone else was wearing a jacket and scarf. Upon boarding the old TAP plane the stewardess notified me that there was no meal service on the plane. After 1 ½ hrs delay we took off and arrived in Lisbon in about 2 ½ hrs. I
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