Sean Lennon Day 1; Get to Berlin
At 8am EST I got up to get a few final things done before heading to the airport. Nothing too major, just lots of little details, and I was busy right up until the taxi showed up at my door. It's been a crazy week...
Got to the airport, all was good, made it to Toronto just fine, then leaving Toronto became interesting. The main problem was not one, not two, but three (!!!) screaming babies right in front of me on the plane. This is most definitely how you do not want to spend a 7.5 hour flight. I soon realized I had no choice but to accept my sleepless fate. But that was to be the least of the problems...
We finally get to the runway, reasonably quickly, maybe even record setting for Pearson, and the pilot hits the gas, we start moving, picking up some speed, then, all of a sudden, the plane screeches to a halt. Good thing seatbelts were fastened, seats were up and trays were stored in an upright position...
Turns out some of the de-icing fluid was trying to find its way into the air conditioning system and a warning light went off during take off. The problem is if that actually happens, we start breathing toxic air and no one really wants that. So, the pilot pulled over to the side of the runway where we waited for an hour and half for the issue to get sorted out.
Finally, we get on our way and somehow make it to Frankfurt only 30 minutes later than our original time. The last fight to Berlin was painless.
Once in Berlin, I met up with Mike, the other sound guy, at the airport. He, unfortunately, was without luggage, courtesy of Air France. But they gave him a nice little travel pack to tide him over til his bags show up...
Got to the hotel, dropped bags, walked 5 blocks to the Brandenburg Gate, had a bite to eat, and now I will pass out, because my day started 24 hours ago and I still have to go out tonight... Stay tuned...
Got to the airport, all was good, made it to Toronto just fine, then leaving Toronto became interesting. The main problem was not one, not two, but three (!!!) screaming babies right in front of me on the plane. This is most definitely how you do not want to spend a 7.5 hour flight. I soon realized I had no choice but to accept my sleepless fate. But that was to be the least of the problems...
We finally get to the runway, reasonably quickly, maybe even record setting for Pearson, and the pilot hits the gas, we start moving, picking up some speed, then, all of a sudden, the plane screeches to a halt. Good thing seatbelts were fastened, seats were up and trays were stored in an upright position...
Turns out some of the de-icing fluid was trying to find its way into the air conditioning system and a warning light went off during take off. The problem is if that actually happens, we start breathing toxic air and no one really wants that. So, the pilot pulled over to the side of the runway where we waited for an hour and half for the issue to get sorted out.
Finally, we get on our way and somehow make it to Frankfurt only 30 minutes later than our original time. The last fight to Berlin was painless.
Once in Berlin, I met up with Mike, the other sound guy, at the airport. He, unfortunately, was without luggage, courtesy of Air France. But they gave him a nice little travel pack to tide him over til his bags show up...
Got to the hotel, dropped bags, walked 5 blocks to the Brandenburg Gate, had a bite to eat, and now I will pass out, because my day started 24 hours ago and I still have to go out tonight... Stay tuned...
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