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I chose a red suitcase, this certainly will be seen! It fits a lot of things, but still had to take a backpack and a laptop bag, and back from Germany, we came back with a 20-pound bags.

July 20 under the sound of the wheels we were rushing to the capital, which arrived safely on July 21. In a way, one of the early morning stations, I was talking with the conductor. He lamented the terrible situation in the Railways: permanent levies are controlled by the authorities and the low level of wages, after 20 years with the company instead of honor and respect - constant scolding from the boss. Not sold tea or coffee? Your problems, pay out of pocket. Here you need to add work in older cars, many of which have long time to send to the facility. And this train Volgograd-Moscow!

uly 22 after spending the night with relatives we, full of strength, went to the airport "Vnukovo", where else would never fly. Went there on a special train "Aeroexpress" apparently this destination is not so crowded, so flights between Kiev station and the airport only one hour (Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo airport every half hour). In the terminal we arrived 3 hours before departure time was enough to quietly register their luggage and walk in the new building. Somehow Lufthansa international flights from Terminal "A" domestic flights where planes fly in Mineral Waters, Ufa or Voronezh.

This time we were able to cope with the automatic registration: after several attempts to pick the right locations on board, passengers have entered data and scanned visa. Receiving boarding passes and baggage passing, decided to walk to the terminal: Built in 2009, it features poor billboards and less informative than the "big brothers", but breathing "abroad" is already being felt. As Muscovites joke, "if you have a bad mood, then there's only three choices: Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo"!

Today, Lufthansa has justified our confidence: landing on the flight started on time, the plane was a high quality, can not be said of the airport staff: preflight inspection they conducted clearly trash! Our backpacks were tested formally, and some passengers "brag" RAINIER aboard scissors, nail files and other piercing-cutting. Recommend the airport management to tighten control over security staff!

During the flight, we were fed a hearty, constantly offering soft and alcoholic drinks unattended no one is left. 3:00 flew by and now we are met Dusseldorf, landed a little bit earlier than scheduled. However, travel today is not over: Go for border control and getting the luggage, we went to the station to look for Sky-Train - a special type of transport, representing a more connected, suspended monorail, cabs plying between the airport and the railway station (station Dusseldorf Flughaffen) . Here we had the first expenses - if travel to Sky-Train is free, then to regional D-Bahn train to buy a ticket. Cologne Central Station, we got 40 minutes and pay 10 €.

Actually I did not plan that, in Cologne we come so early, so at our disposal was 2 hours of time. However, with much luggage will not clear, so we walked a bit on the Rhine promenade and admire the grandeur of the famous Cologne Cathedral - he really grandiose. At 18:40 were seated in a comfortable car of the train operator Thalys European TGV. Soft and comfortable chair, an electrical outlet 220 for each passenger to charge a laptop or cell phone, small folding tables - and this car 2 class. In one class, you will experience additional charms free wireless internet and get back power to the road. A few minutes outside were already under European landscapes, to keep track of which at high speed was complicated. If, before the Aachen and Brussels train rides with a "small" speed within 200 km / h, from Brussels to Paris, a distance of 300 km, it travels in 82 minutes, being dispersed in some areas up to 300 km / h Moving west, we watched for an hour as the sun sets.

In the French capital has arrived for 22 hours, one of the first out of the car, because that probably wanted to get to the hotel and fall asleep - behind come a thousand miles way. Back home, we decided that we would not travel at night in Paris, on the subway, and went to look for a taxi - it turns out, parking is by the side exit of the station: the main machine stood and waited for passengers to pre-order a transfer. We had about 10 minutes to stand in place as cars one by one approached the landing zone and the passengers in a queue loaded into a taxi.

- Bonsoir, monsieur! - I was greeted by a young man - the driver.

- Bonsoir!

- Rue Curial, 56. Hotel Paris Villette, s'il vous plait, - I said the address in French.

After a while, probably questioning my knowledge of the language, the taxi driver asked in English address, saying the number of the house on the numbers - "five", "six". "Oui, bien sur" - I replied. The driver is also asked of what country we and the first time you come to Paris. So we did not see the conversation as profit to the hotel where we were greeted by the head waiter. After receiving the keys to the room, went up the elevator to the 6th floor, where we were in for quite a nice room.

Apparently impacted fatigue - we do not fully understand that we are in France. We do in Paris? This is not a dream? Force yourself to answer to such questions is absolutely no ...

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