Friday, December 29, 2017:  Munich, Germany to Philadelphia, Penna   

All went well this morning – breakfast, shuttle bus to the airport, getting to the gate, boarding and taking off for Frankfurt, Germany.  In Frankfurt, both Cal & I had extra security due to flying to the U.S. – we think it was random, as we sure didn’t look suspicious, and not everyone had to go through it. 

In Frankfurt we had a long walk to the gate, but we had plenty of time.  The flight left about a half hour late.  It was unusual to have a total daytime flight, but each of us slept part of the time.  We are looking forward to getting to bed early tonight.  It is great to be back in the good old U.S.A.  However, this was a wonderful trip.  We would go back to Croatia and surrounding countries again.

We will see where another trip takes us.  This was Christmas 2017. 

We will be in Philadelphia for several days, staying at the Westin Hotel on 17^th St.

After checking-in we walked (5 blocks) to where our car is parked. It is in Tony parking spot, in his apartment building. We have two suitcases full of clean clothes, and warm winter clothes – such as boots. We will need everything for the Parade, as it is very cold right now in Philadelphia!  We ate dinner at the Continental restaurant over on 18^th St.  Wow, is it cold! You definitely need something on your head!  The wind is horrible.