As usual there was a big queue before entering Bangalore International Departures. Something has to be done to avoid people standing outside and getting drenched in rain sometimes in the airport before getting in to the International terminal. Luckily it didn't rain when we went, otherwise it would have been a pain.
When I reached the Franfurt airport and I couldn't resist comparing it with the Indian Airports.. Take at look at rail tracks inside Frankfurt airport..
Frankfurt airport is huge, it is the third largest in Europe with multiple concourses and there are mono rails between them.Ah, forgot to mention, I watched the movie Ta Ra Rum Pum, starring Saif Ali khan - Rani Mukerjee during the flight journey. Movie was a good entertainer.
I saw this Internet access terminal in the Frankfurt airport. I was tempted to connect to Internet and check my e-mails ;-). Alas! I forgot nothing comes for free.. It was a pay-per-use Internet access terminal.
After reaching Prague, I checked in a Hotel which later I figured has chain of hotels in almost every European country. When I entered my room, this is what I saw in the TV in the room.
I thought, oh cool.. they have got a interactive TV. Later when I tried to browse the on demand movies, I figured out a fee of 450Euros will be charged if I want to use. No way I am going to pay that much to watch some crap movies ;)
In the late evening, we joined other SuSE folks, one from Austria and one from Italy, and went out for dinner. Those folks were very generous and suggested that we will have food in a Indian restaurant because it would be difficult for us to eat in any other restaurant. As usual, it was very difficult to find a vegetarian or a Indian hotel. When we finally found one, the door was closed. Despite our repeated attempts knocking the door, waving hands etc. the door wasn't opened and we were quite sure the restaurant was open because we were well ahead of the closing time. We felt very wierd and I had to convince them this is not the way restaurants in India used to respond to customers..
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