The kids have been under the assumption that they would get to visit their friends back home in Atlanta. The whole family did take just such a trip last summer, but it ended up being a bit of a fiasco. Firstly, there was trying to fly standby (not an easy feat for a family of 6). We missed two days of our vacation when we couldn't get seats on the flights to Atlanta. We finally flew to Washington DC, thinking we could then hop on a flight to Atlanta, but no such luck. We drove 11 hours to Atlanta. Thank God our kids were used to long car rides.
And then, a strike at Lufthansa had us leaving earlier than we had planned. When we were thinking of a trip this summer, the thought occurred to let Micaela and James travel alone. They would have a much better chance of getting on the flight, they've made the trip several times, so they know the drill, and it would be easier for our friends back home to only have 2 guests, instead of three times that number.
Everything went smoothly with Lufthansa having a room at the Frankfurt airport, complete with plenty of sleeping areas for tired kids, video games, TV and internet for unaccompanied minors as they wait to be called for their flights. Our kids were escorted through security and onto the airplane. Once arriving in Atlanta, they were escorted to our good friends, the Honeys, who were waiting for them.
We haven't heard too much from Micaela and James since then. We take that to mean they're having a fantastic time with all their friends.
Here are Micaela and James with our friends, the Aubers, at the World of Coke, a permanent exhibition of the history of the Coca-Cola Company.
One of the best parts of the exhibit is getting to taste Coke products from around the world. All the kids recognized Mezzo Mix from Germany -- a mixture of Coke and orange soda, commonly called Spezi. James and Chris also made a concoction consisting of every single available soda from Africa.
All ready for the 4-D film.
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