Sitting in Berlin Schonefeld Airport, ask me anything

[steve2470]

https://g.co/kgs/5vYHzb

http://www.berlin-airport.de/de/reisende-sxf/index.php

I go to Copenhagen in 2.5 hours

eta: it's Schönefeld but DU software doesn't care for the umlauted "o".

[TEB]

1. Have a few weizen beers for all of us

[steve2470]

3. Will do! nt

[irisblue]

2. I am curious, German & American coffee similar?

Both service, presentation and taste?

[steve2470]

4. sigh

Typed a long response and the airport wifi had a reset and I lost it all... Will recreate later.

[DFW]

9. My wife made him coffee, and he lived to tell the tale

Her coffee is usually strong enough to jumpstart a corpse, so never drink it if you're already wired from something else..

[irisblue]

13. So she makes normal coffee then...another reason to love her

☕

[DFW]

20. To be fair, there ARE others...........

[steve2470]

16. Her coffee was great! nt

[Major Nikon]

12. Starbucks has pretty much Americanized most coffee in Europe

Prior to this advent (and certainly since) I was never all that impressed with German coffee. It was pretty much the same in France with the exception of the French tended to prefer darker roasts.

There always seemed to be a lot of tea drinkers in Germany. I do a bit of tea, but it's not really my thing so I have no idea how Germany rates on the tea scale.

[diva77]

21. It's the free wifi that makes Starbucks taste better!

[MFM008]

5. Weather?

Is...

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Can people smoke there? Curious about the policies in other countries

Wishing you a smooth and uneventful flight!

[steve2470]

7. I don't smoke but didn't notice any no smoking signs

Matter of fact, in the one dive bar where my Munchen acquaintance and I were told to speak Deutsch only (?!), it was very smoky in there.

[Blue_Tires]

8. Why can't I go with?

Why the hell am I stuck here?

[DFW]

10. Don't they have airports where you live?

Make sure your passport is current, call in sick and disappear!

(OK, it might not be THAT simple...........)

[DFW]

11. I've never flown out of Schoenefeld

That was the old East German airport for Berlin. I've heard it is somewhat more primitive than Tegel. At any rate, you will LOVE Kastrup airport in København. Optically beautiful, though the only thing cheap there is a flight to somewhere else. Hope you remembered to take the train into town! About $15 versus $60 or so for a taxi!

[steve2470]

15. Did not remember, ah well

At least the older cab driver and I had a nice chat about his father's work with the Danish resistance in WW2. He also disliked Trump, so extra points!

Froze my thin blooded Florida ass off trying to get a cab, hands were actually hurting.

Ate at Cafe Ankara down the street, nice steak dinner. Now to get thorough directions to the train station!

[DFW]

19. Easy!

Pretty much down the Vesterbrogade (have the hotel point you in the right direction) and then hang a right.

[Yavin4]

14. Berlin rocks

The most underrated city in all of Europe. Paris, Rome, and London are all over-priced tourist traps.

[diva77]

17. Are you planning to walk around Nyhavn (where Han Christian Andersen lived) ?

maybe a visit to Tivoli's?

[steve2470]

18. I will try

[steve2470]

25. Tivoli's was closed until March 24th

I did have lunch at Nyhavn and walked around it all the way.

[steve2470]

22. Eating lunch here now on the famous harbor

Harbour Grill
Nyhavn 1, 1051 København, Denmark

https://maps.google.com/?cid=12509917253721395388&hl=en&gl=us

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyhavn

[LeftInTX]

23. Do you miss Florida's weather?

[steve2470]

24. Yes lol nt

[SummerSnow]

26. Did anyone make any comments about Trump during your stay

[steve2470]

30. Yes quite vociferously to willing listeners

Only two so far have been neutral or positive towards him: the first was a German oil and gas investor who only looked at our economy, and the second was a front desk clerk who I'm convinced was not apprised of the facts. All other Germans, Danes and Swedes were all negative, thank God.

[Ferrets are Cool]

27. What is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?

[steve2470]

28. 42! nt

[Ferrets are Cool]

29. You, Sir, are DA MAN!

[steve2470]

31. Small rant about EasyJet and Tegel Airport in Berlin

If not in mood for frustrated rant, click out now.....



OK you're still here. I've been all over the world on flights and getting your checked luggage is usually a brain-dead easy procedure: you get off your plane, follow the signs to "Baggage Pick up" or words to that effect, and you're all good. Easy peasy lemon squeezey, done it from Australia to China to Norway to Cairo.

Just got in from Copenhagen to Berlin. I've already picked up my luggage once from Tegel, so it's not like this is my first time. EasyJet made us take a short shuttle bus ride from the airplane to the terminal. When we got off the shuttle, NO SIGNS indicating a deviation from usual procedure. I walk inside and look all over the f****** place. No visible baggage claim. I am finally told to go to the Baggage Service, where I wait now for my one bag. Yes first world problem but still annoying as F*******