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Blessed Father Paul Josef Nardini - A Visit To Germany
January 30, 2007
Sister Eleanor Krieg brought Sisters Mary Joan Meyer and Marylu Stueber to the Airport on January 23, 2007. American Airlines Flight #4722 left St. Louis, Missouri for New York City at 11:35 a.m. and we arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport at 2:15 p.m.
There was a long walk to the gate for the flight to London on American Airlines Flight #100. Parts of the walk included stairs with escalators, many twists and turns, an elevator and more twists and turns. We went through airport security twice. Near the area where we were to board, we had lunch. The flight was scheduled to leave at 6:15 p.m. but we did not depart until 6:55 p.m.
Beverages were served early in-flight and then dinner (chicken over rice and vegetables - was quite tasty, lettuce and tomato salad, roll and "real lemon" cookies.) I was able to catch snatches of a nap during the flight. Hot croissants with butter and Knott's berry farm jelly served with orange juice as we neared London.
During the flight we flew at 38,000 feet, 575-600 miles per hour and the outside temperature registered between -86 and -97 degrees Fahrenheit. The entire flight had a GPS (global positioning device) that recorded the altitude - in meters and feet, the speed - kilometers and miles per hour, the air temperature - Celsius and Fahrenheit, as well as the location. The flight was over various waterways, north and east to the Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Maine, Grand Manan Island and the Murray River. There were also other cities and waterways including St. John, Charlottetown, Moncton, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Prince Edward Island, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, the Labrador Sea, Deer Lake, Londonderry, Newton Abbey and Belfast, Ireland. We crossed the Irish Sea, the Celtic Sea, Douglas, Anglosoy, Carenarvon, Kenilworth, Stratford-Upon-Avon and Woodstock, arriving in London at 6:45 a.m., January 25th. This was 12:45 a.m., St. Louis time.
Even though we went through security in New York we did this again twice in London.
The British Airways flight to Munich at 7:45 a.m. was canceled and we were re-booked on a 9:40 a.m. flight, however, we did not leave until 10:30 a.m., and arrived in Munich about 3:00 p.m. Sisters M. Radegund and Lioba were anxiously waiting for us. We got our luggage and then headed to the car for the hour's drive to Mallersdorf. The beauty of the countryside was enhanced by the snow that fallen two days ago.
