Last week, I flew to Germany to see my sister.
It turned out to be an adventure.
Arriving at the Airport on Sunday morning,
staff checked manually the boarding passes.
Being early as my flight was at 14.35, I walked around, had a coffee and read my book.
Getting closer to the boarding time the board still said – please wait-
I saw other staff walking around shouting the gate number of their flight.
Mine wasn’t one of them.
I received messages from my airline via email that the flight will be delayed.
New departure: 15.00 no 15.35 no 16.00 no 16.35 no 17.50 no 18.01……
The boards went totally blank by then.
Queuing at the service desk for my Airline took long time.
All people in the queue were chatting and trying to help each other,
It was quite a sweet atmosphere.
Everyone tried to make the best of it.
By the time I got to the front of the queue the man said that my flight had just left.
More than just me were disappointed as we did not know which gate it had departed.
Well, I have been booked onto a flight in the morning, which I took straight away.
Luckily walking half way round the world as it seemed
in this big airport I finally found my luggage again standing lonely on its own.
Then I found the counter to get a hotel voucher with dinner.
By the time I was at the hotel it was 9pm and I was exhausted.
Ready to fall into the lovely warm bed.
The reason for all this was that Heathrow had IT failure/ technical issues.
Many people were stranded. Link to the story here
The really funny thing is that on my way back home to London,
I encountered more IT problems.
This time in the plane so we could not start.
We had to get off the plane again back into the gate and wait for a spare plane to take us to London.
Back home I am overjoyed to see my beautiful daffodils greeting me at the entrance.
Ute smile 
Liebe Ute ,das war aber wirklich ein Abenteuer, zum Glücjk bist du nun sicher zu hause. Ich wünsche dir das Allerbeste.Die liebsten Grüsse von Kreta aus gesendet
Danke liebe Jeanette! Gruesse aus dem kalten London 🙂
Klingt fast nach einer Weltreise, dabei wolltest du nur von London nach München. Das war ja wirklich ein Abenteuer.
Ganz genau, Es war eigentlich sogar kleines Stuttgart….. Man weiss nie was passiert….
How lovely to find those beautiful daffodils after all your travel troubles – a wonderful ‘welcome home’ gift 😀🌼
That is what I thought, I was so happy to see them, greeting me.
Airports and air travel require a lot of patience. 🙂 Hope you had a good visit with your sister despite all the delays. And how wonderful to be welcomed home by those sunny daffodils.
That was the best, being greeted by my lovely daffodils. I am a very patient person and I had a really good book with me. I love reading at the airport. My sister was happy to see me in the end too! 🙂
Glad you arrived home safely to be greeted by the glory of your daffodil tub. Hope you enjoyed your brief stay despite the journey hiccups. xx
I did, and it was nice to see my sister. Can’t trust IT but always rely on daffodils to cheer you up!
Your story just tells us how much we rely on electronics.
We do really, nothing seems to work without it. Except the daffodils, they don’t require much! 🙂
Oh the frets of travel! I’m glad all went well and I hope the visit was fabulous 🙂
I do love reading while travelling, so I read a lot in my book. Glad I got there in the end, and yes I had a nice time with my sister! Thank you
Weltreise????????????????????
na,ansonsten alles klar bei dir, dann genieße den Tag, Klaus
Genau, eine halbe Weltreise! Alles Liebe
da hast du recht
🙂
Sounds like you took it all in stride and turned it into an adventure, the beat way to handle things like this and how nice for you to be home
You have to take it in your stride really, there is noting you can do but wait and hope it all works out, which it did. I thought it was quite funny really… 🙂 With a good book I don’t mind any waiting. 🙂
Ich hoffe, du hattest eine richtig schöne Zeit mit Deiner Schwester nach all diesem Chaos 🙂
Liebe Grüße
Trina
Es war schoen mit ihr, ja danke. Ich fliege gerne und zum Glueck hatte ich keine deadline… und meine Schwester war flexible und hat mich abgeholt. Liebe Gruesse an Dich Trina
Thank goodness for your daffodils !
And that you went to Europe LAST week, so you wren’t being screened for the coronavirus !
Stay safe and enjoy your signs of Spring !
Exactly, my lovely daffodils. I did go to Germany, which was ok. However security was very tight I found – My apple had to go through security twice as they suspected it was something else. 🙂 Healthwise no problem, many people wore masks though.
I do love my Spring flowers. Thank you for your lovely comment.
Liebe Ute, das war aber mehr wie ein Abenteuer. Ja, wenn die Technik versagt…..
Wünsche dir einen schönen Tag.
Danke schoen, wir koennen es einfach nicht mehr ohne Technik. 🙂
nun noch ein Hinweis von mir, man sollte schon informiert werden, aber lass dich von den Medien nicht zu sehr verunsichern, Klaus
…und anscheinend kommt wieder ein Sturm am Wochenende! Bleib innen.
Not the fun kind of adventures! We had an “adventure” returning from Seattle. Due to a freak snowstorm, our plane was delayed and took off late, therefore missing our connecting flight in Minneapolis with the next flight not leaving till the next evening. We had to sleep on the floor at the airport, they did not provide accomodation because they said the weather was not their fault. At least your little adventure included a nice, warm bed! 🙂
❤️carmen
That is what I said, I am very grateful that I was offered that. I was already seeing me sleeping in the airport, I wouldn’t have minded, but a hotel room was far better. And i got a dinner and Breakfast too, Like a mini holiday. I’m not complaining! 🙂
You handled it much more with grace than i would have. I am a natural worry wart. I am glad that you were able to see your sister and really glad you made it back home safe
You know, when it is out of your control, you just have to follow the flow and make the best of it. It worked ok with the hotel. We missed a day my sister and me , but we made it up in Quality time.
So sorry for all the hassle, Ute. Your hotel room looks nice though and I’m sure you and your sister made up for lost time. Your daffodils didn’t disappoint. 🙂
In the end I was lucky with the cosy room and I had a good time with my sister. It worked out well and I can’t complain. Yes my daffodils are so reliable! 🙂
I think that should be a collective noun for daffs. ‘A reliability of daffodils’. 😃
Sounds perfect. 👍
da ich erkältet bin, folgt heute nur ein kurzer Gruß von mir zu dir, Klaus
Hoffe, dir geht es bald wieder besser 👍
verschnupfte Grüße an dich, Klaus
Alles Liebe
wünsche dir einen schönen Sonntag und einen guten Start in den März, Klaus
Ebenfalls, Einen guen gesunden Marz Anfang!
vielen dank
♥
OMC what an adventure, Ute. Thank Cat the daffodils made everything right again😸Pawkisses for a Happy Wednesday🐾😽💞
Yes indeed, my lovely daffodils! So thankful for them!
Gosh what a long day. Glad you made it home
Thanks, yes I was glad too!