So today the trip began with a transatlantic flight to Dusseldorf. Getting my ticket for free with my American Airlines miles caused me to have the distinct pleasure of flying from Miami to Dusseldorf to London to Bologna, a 20 hour trip plus a 6 hour time difference. I got to the airport at 2 pm for the first leg of the trip. Unfortunately, the seat that was assigned to me was in the middle of a four person row and right next to the bathroom. This made sleeping hard (only got an hour's worth) and I hate not having an aisle or a window. However, the seat did have two benefits.
The first was a tip from my neighbor about Coca Cola. We watched an Asian woman walk out of the bathroom and proceed to throw up on the floor right next to us. Why she ever left the bathroom when there was this looming possibility of vomit is beyond me, but it happened regardless. Anyways, it was one of those situations where you just watched one of the funniest things you have ever seen, but at the same time, you know that any escaping chuckle basically guarantees you're going to hell. The result is a strange throaty croaking that ensures you will have no friends. When they were cleaning up the remnants of the mystery pasta we ate for dinner (were the olives, zucchini, or mushrooms?!), the flight attendants cleaned up the mess with Coke. This prompted the central Florida-born traveller next to me to explain how you can use coke to clean the bugs off of windshields. I normally just use the windshield wipers, but in case they're ever broken, I now have a new pro-tip.
The second benefit was that an overactive bladder led to some late night acrobatics over the sleeping man next to me and to a self esteem boost for the remaining shreds of my athleticism. I watched the Avengers on the flight, finished William Gibson's Neuromancer, and began Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. We landed in Dusseldorf to a gray morning, just in time to watch the sunrise over one of the other terminals.
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