We were scheduled to leave Dallas at 1:30 pm on Monday, but were delayed for 2 hours due to the rain. I was lucky that Reino was in a photogenic mood. Here he is telling Isi that he’s on his way home.

And we are finally on our way. Fortunately, we had 4 hours between our scheduled arrival from Dallas and our departure for Frankfurt. I love flying with Reino. All of these photos were taken with the camera on my phone. I have other (camera) photos of him studying the safety cards. Every flight, every time. He has to go over the safety card. He askes me about each feature that he doesn’t recognize and then covers the whole thing with me. Every flight, every time.

And once we arrived in Chicago, of course there was another delay. Our aircraft had a problem so they were switching it out. Because Reino is such a picky eater and we were hungry, we had a pizza from Wolfgang Puck Express. Quite possibly the best pizza I’ve ever had. Okay, not the best but one of the top 5. Perfect crust, pesto, four cheeses and tomatoes. Yum!

Long story short, we had a long layover in Frankfurt. We had 8 hours between flights so I booked a hotel room and we went to have a nap. I set Reino up with a laptop and he watched movies and played games while I slept. I vaguely remember him asking if I would like for him to take a nap with me. I woke up and he was beside me. I realize that it wasn’t doing anything for our jetlag, but I knew there was no way I could stay awake for 30 hours and keep track of my kid and our stuff in an airport.

On the shuttle ride back to the airport, the driver had to stop for gas. I took a few pictures in the scenic town of Langen, somewhere near Frankfurt. I think this was a used car dealership.

A nice traffic sign and an interesting building.

And finally at the airport. We spent a few minutes riding this motorcycle before finding a McDonald’s with a fantastic space capsule. But this is enough pictures for now. The jetlag is bad, so I’m going to try to get him to sleep now.