May 2, 2014May 2, 2014 by Willem

Saturday/ connecting in Frankfurt

It’s 7 am here in Frankfurt. We arrived an hour ago from Johannesburg, at 6 am. The Germans run a sharp operation here (of course), with everyone at the airport at their posts this early in the morning, and most of the duty-free stores and others open as well.

IMG_2394 sm — This is still in Cape Town late Friday afternoon; I’m stepping onto the Boeing 737-800 twin-jet that took us to Johannesburg. It’s unusual to have the airline’s URL painted right onto the fuselage, but South African Airways has done that : the big red letters say www.flysaa.com

IMG_2408 sm — This giant Lufthansa mobile is in Frankfurt airport’s Z concourse. Look for the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, the Statue of Liberty, the Brussels Atomium, the Burj Al Arab (Dubai Sail building) and even the Seattle Space Needle.

IMG_2397 sm — All I had time for in Johannesburg was snap a few pictures of the African souvenirs for sale. A gaggle of Ndebele beaded dolls in the window at Johannesburg airport (saying good-bye?).

IMG_2398 sm — These masks must be from West Africa; we don’t make them in South Africa.

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