| Early Monday morning I was on my way to Rome via Chicago and Munich, Germany. We had delays on two of the three flights, but they weren't too bad. I got into Rome on Tuesday morning about 9:00 AM, and after collecting my suitcase and taking a bus into the city, I arrived at the Maryknoll house about noon. |
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| Louisville is an international airport because of the shieks who fly thorobred racehorses directly from the Middle East and because of UPS which has its main distribution hub there. UPS planes have their own terminals and taxiways. |
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| Today was abnormally clear and we got a good view of Chicago and Lake Michigan as we approached from the south. |
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| O'Hare airport is known for its delays and quirks, but one positive characteristic it has are the special benches with AC sockets for computer users near the departure gates. I have spent many hours there. |
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| Eight and a half hours after leaving sunny Chicago we were arriving in damp Munich at 5:00 AM on Tuesday. At this airport, Lufthansa aircraft dominated the gates. |
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| After climbing above the clouds in Germany, the peaks of the alps soon became visible through the cloud layer below. |
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