As you can tell from the pic, the day started out alright enough. I mean, any day that starts with Jesus behind the wheel can't be too bad, right? Unfortunately, and no offense to my traveling companions, but that was the high point. There just isn't much fun to be had in airports or hurtling through space in a metal tube.
Due to the oddities of time changes and traveling in an eastbound direction, there really isn't an ideal time to sleep. For instance, we left Minneapolis for Amsterdam and about the time we're landing in Amsterdam it would be about time to turn in back home. But it's 6:00am in Amsterdam and we have a five hour layover.
The good news is if you ever have to have a five hour layover, I highly recommend the Amsterdam airport. It's a sprawling airport with a lot of shops, eateries, and seating areas. There is even a museum that features Dutch masterpiece paintings spanning about 600 years. And there is a casino if you really want to donate money to the local economy. I didn't partake of the gambling. I own a small business and Obama is President. That's gamble enough for me.
On the second floor of the airport there is a micro-hotel available. It rents in four-hour increments and I have to say, it's pretty tempting. I barely dozed on the plane and it's been a long 21 hours since I was last in bed. Our flight leaves Amsterdam at noon local time and arrives in Delhi at midnight local time. Still, no time for rest as we leave Delhi airport at about 5:00am. Too short of a stop to get a hotel. Delhi to Guwahati is only a two and a half hour flight, but then it's a fairly exciting four hours by bus to our final destination. I have a feeling that the humble hotel at the end of that ride is going to turn out to be one of the most inviting sights my life.
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