The Lufthansa flights to Frankfurt and then to Dubai were easy – only about a third full on the first leg but every seat taken on the second. I had heard about great shopping in Frankfurt airport, but I don’t know where, because the areas around the gates where we landed and departed – in two different terminals – were almost bare of any amenities. From now on, I will travel with water; it cost US$3.00 for a 250 ml bottle of mineral water! Thank goodness I had a peanut-butter-filled hot-cross-bun to munch! Regrettably, I landed in and depart Dubai at night, so I won’t see the desert and the sea from the air. Seated beside me on the plane was a man who was Croatian, living in Germany, stationed for the last six months in
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