'm Back at home. There was a great experience at the Munich airport: I wanted to finally do my brother a favor and repeatedly requested to bring, flavored vodka from the duty free. In Kiev's the stuff was then finally time. So properly acquired the allowed liter. Was sealed at the cash register along with the need for another cigarette in a plastic bag. Everything so well? Forget it! Since we have not reckoned with the Bavarian security checks at the airport in Munich. I get there, will take the bus once around the airport, go through a door and once around the corner and there is then the next security checkpoint (before customs or border), because I want to continue to fly immediately after the flight. I thought that could not take the bottle. I ask: Why? I'm at the Duty Free in Kiev, bought within the security area. Properly sealed. So what's the problem? If not now be made on the few meters at the Munich airport, 'a bomb out of it. Because of Mr. Checker was a very different view. I should give the bottle either at check-in or fold. I said the last check in desk on the way had been in Kiev, and whether I should fly back there now. He shrugged his shoulders. Also of note, that a duty-free shopping always lie behind the check led to no other answer. Question: throwing or check my answer: take away. Then I could not go through. That would only be possible if I had bought the bottle in Europe. But now the problem is that I do not in Europe duty-free shopping can be. I would also have the bottle does not change. But that does not interest him, with the bottle I could not through here, because eventually be bought outside of Europe and therefore potentially dangerous. Also, the other passengers wondered what would have because of the sealed bottle between Kiev and the security check should happen interested in the little gentlemen. I'd still awhile discussed. It was just after that. But two things were talking the other hand: 1 I was already pretty late, the time for change was very scarce and second, what was even more important, I was in Bavaria! Since the clocks are simply different and if you do not follow the security perceptions of a Mr. Beckmann, one may end up too fast sometimes, for safety reasons and as a preventive measure, in a few days for construction. With the beautiful weather and in light of the upcoming weekend, I had to do not be bothered. When I requested the gentlemen then ultimately a lot of fun with the bottle and I'm no further.
I've calmed down now. My brother in law is probably much longer do without the substance. But the reader must not give so long (great transition, right?). On Thursday's we go again. Flight to heaven, so to speak Ascension .

I had neglected it quite like real-viewed (or live). Was nothing. 'm Still chased after my suitcase. In addition, I did not even have the camera. When I finally had everything together, I'm gone off again. The official festivities were of course already completed. But the large boulevard leading to Independence Square was closed and filled with people. It was something like a folk festival in progress. Of this I have a few pictures.

This is what "real winner" of:

And here's a little riddle: Who finds out what is the name:

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Well, now is already past noon on Wednesday, but my luggage has still not arrived. It's kind of completely incomprehensible why. Here the whole story:
When my luggage did not arrive on Monday with my flight, I had made a loss report at the airport. I was told that the baggage coming with the next flight and would be delivered on Tuesday. Well, you can live with. No reason to get excited.
On Tuesday afternoon I get to the hotel and ask for your luggage. Nothing there. Well, wait times to call the service number and ask where it remains. The answer: The luggage was still in Munich, and no one knew when it arrived here. I asked if the can find out the answer: No! Sure if they could, that it comes with the next flight: No! Somehow, not the answer that makes you happy. Somehow I can not understand why you can not come from a Lufthansa office in another call. I try on the first-line baggage identification on the Internet. The erweisst but also as little use. What I find there: As my luggage looks like, how much it weighs but no information about where it resides. Well, I call itself in Munich. Less than 5 minutes and I know that the baggage steht.Ich since Monday evening at 23.15 clock the Kiev airport call again as the "customer service" in Kiev on Lufthansa. I share that I have now done their work so far, the luggage stand at the airport and wanted to know when it is delivered as. The answer: no idea! I should still call the airport office. I called them. Again, just turn someone who has no clue about anything. But I should call again in 15 minutes. 15 minutes later: no one answers it. I'll try a few times. No answer. I call again at the "customer service". Again the question: When will my luggage from the airport to the hotel? Again the answer: I dunno, but I should call the airport office. I said that I try this for some time, but nobody would go there on the phone. The answer: Yes, of course, is indeed closed. I asked when we could get someone there: from 22.00 clock until midnight, when the last flight arrives from Munich. I wonder if that could not send a message that my luggage will be delivered the next morning at least. The answer, logically, No! I wonder what kind of service because of "customer service" Offeriere if the customer has to do everything for themselves. No answer.
I'll try again between 22:00 and midnight clock. No one answers the phone. As of midnight is occupied for about 30 minutes duration. I think if someone has probably phoned someone to be there. I try over and over again. Do not use after the line is busy, but no one would pick up. Somehow there has to be someone not feel harassed.
Wednesday morning, 8.00 Clock: First attempt at the airport. Nothing. Again, the "customer service". After service I no longer wonder at all. When is the busy airport office is: From 11.30 clock!! Great, another half day. In their luggage are parts that I need for my work now so slow times. In addition, my tools and so on. May I not in your hand luggage transport, mobile phone storage me is running out of power and the charger is where? Exactly! Whether you had not noticed anything could accelerate the delivery of luggage? A rhetorical question. The answer is already known. So I call at 11.30 clock at the airport. Hurrah! It would pick someone! But he was not responsible and I should call again in 20 minutes. I leave my name and phone number with the request that they should not hesitate to call me. Nothing after 30 minutes. I call again. Now, at last someone is in it, who does at least as if he was competent. You look at the computer, the luggage was in Munich. I explain the whole story to, I do not know how umpteenth time. We'll check that and if everything is correct, one would perhaps deliver the luggage tonight. Thus, between 18.00 und 20.00 Clock Clock. I think so slow that I'm dreaming. And my patience is now at the end. I'm pretty angry on the phone. I could even call in an hour again, if you have found my luggage for now. I said I would agree not to. I expect the luggage in an hour at the hotel. By fault of the employees, it is now just 1.5 days around the airport and I'm not willing to wait even longer. Somehow, one can surely expect that effort, Lufthansa, make amends for their mistake. You have no driver but before 17.00 clock. It would only be delivered in the morning and evening. Why then was not delivered because the day before? They contend that the employee is not responsible. Here, somehow no one seems to be for something responsible. After some discussion, I will bring them at least to the extent that it is willing to inform me when the luggage is found. about 15 minutes later the phone rings and I get the message, the waiting, the driver and the luggage was already at least an hour at the hotel. There you go, do it!
What upsets me here is not that the luggage was not on the plane. That can happen. Was not the first time and certainly not the last time. No problem. One problem is when it is all screwed up obviously, no one feels responsible, the "customer service" does not provide any service and the whole organization on this site is obviously completely disorganized.
PS: The hour is to see and no luggage!

I arrived today in Kiev. At least partly. My luggage is in fact still on the road. New Record! Two times in succession. Last week, it sags on the return flight from Abidjan somewhere in Paris. No wonder at the airport. Paris Charles de Gaulle is the biggest disaster I've ever met. But that's another story. If I erhohlt it, there's perhaps a look at Africa. Maybe I need to anyway next week, there's times out Has someone forgotten half. But that's another story.
Anyway, I have now for the first time the experience that the luggage is already on the way verschütt. So far this is only happening on the way back. This is actually quite nice. You do not really like brauchts and then when someone else is tormented by the 3 flights of stairs with the suitcase up has something for themselves. If, however, absent in the baggage arrival abroad, this can be a bit uncomfortable. Well, should today evening or tomorrow in the course of the day to arrive. So is still bearable. Toothbrush and toothpaste were to buy cheap Universalny Magasin in front of the hotel. Hotel is quite ok. Is centrally located on Pl Pobedy (Victory Square, the Westerners and Easterners, the forgetful ). Although fairly small room (not the good sense of the case because, otherwise, the room would be full). But the price / performance ratio is maintained to some extent.
Speaking of Victory Square: yes Had hoped to have a bit again to come to enjoy a holiday. Somehow they were even here the "The Pobjedy" to celebrate the Victory Day. At least for today (May 8) suggested initially focused on nothing. I'm going to work 9 to pick up. But if I remember correctly, was in the Soviet Union of the Victory Day on 9 more Celebrated in May. Remains is still hope for Tomorrow.
Photos by the way do not get updated very often, the camera this time inexplicably landed in the trunk.