My vacation in Germany

At long last the day finally came for me to leave on my German vacation. My plane was leaving at Midnight, so I left home at 2 p.m. by car and I took the bus to the Halifax airport at 3:20 pm. I was at the airport at 6 pm.

First I looked for a wagon for my luggage. Then I walked through the airport and checked at the Canada 3000 counter if my plane was on time. In one corner of the waiting area was sitting an older couple, who I had seen on the bus before. This couple was very friendly. We were laughing and talking a lot.

At the Canada 3000 counter was the check in for Munich. Then we saw a man who looked like an old Bavarian guy with leather pants 3/4 long, wool socks and big hiking shoes, and a green jacket with a feather cap. We thought this guy wanted to go to Munich. But we were wrong.

After some talking with the counter girls, one of them came to our waiting area and asked for help. This Bavarian guy couldn't talk English at all. He arrived in Halifax from Munich with Air Canada and wanted to go to St John's. He missed the plane because his had been late.

I had to help him translate his other plans. We went to the Air Canada counter, but the two air companies had no business together. He would have to pay for the hotel and the next flight himself. I had to help him buy a pre-paid calling card and press the 27 numbers before he got his brother on the line.

Then he decided to spent the night at the airport. The hotel price for one night was 110 dollars. It was too much money for him. The next morning at 10 am he had to check in for the St. John's flight.

Before I left for Germany, I saw him walking through the long halls in the airport. I think he had a long night. We checked in at 9 pm and got our boarding card. The plane left Halifax at midnight.