It was Thursday, 30th August 2007 afternoon when I and my parents went to the Soekarno-Hatta airport. Yes, it was my departure day to Germany.
My Parents’ house in Jakarta…. Home sweet home….
At 18:50 the plane with flight number LH779 (by Lufthansa) took off from the airport heading to Singapore for a transit. I was a bit sad leaving my parents, but for good sake I should do it, no turning back. The flight to Singapore took about 2.5 hours. I didn’t know that all passengers should leave plane and go to the waiting room, so I kept sitting in my seat. Then a stewardess came and asked me to get out 😀
And arrghhhh…. the security is quite tight at the Changi airport that I should took out every single stuff I bring with me, including my laptop from the laptop bag 😦 Soon after the same plane took off directly to Frankfurt. It was about 12 hours flight from Singapore to Frankfurt. The flight was OK, the food was fine, and I had a long chat as well with Mr. Sergei who sat next to me.
Landing at Frankfurt AM Main’s airport
The plane landed in Frakfurt AM Main’s airport at about 05:30 Germany local time. So I got out from the plane and headed to the baggage claim area and took my luggage there.
At Frankfurt’s hauptbahnhof
I found it difficult to contact my big bro, Bono, since I didn’t bring any EUR coins (I brought only USD). But surprisingly my big bro was there fetching me on time. So we went to the hotel where he stayed in Frankfurt with his wife, Jing, and his 2-year-old daughter, Claudia, for a night by subway train.
In front of Indonesia’s Consulate in Frankfurt
I took a bath then went to the Indonesian consulate with my big bro using the subway train.
After finishing the business with the consulate, we went back to the hotel and checked out. Then we headed to Bonn through autobahn #3 by car. It was a speedy ride…. Yeah, the car ran at about 150 km/h in average (my big bro told me that in German autobahns it’s normal to drive with that pace). So we headed to Jugendherberge Bonn (a youth hostel located in Bonn) and my big bro and his family stayed there until Sunday. I stayed until Wednesday since I hadn’t got any dorm room yet.
Heading for Bonn at about 150 km/h velocity
On Wednesday I checked out from Jugendherberge Bonn and got in to my room in Theodor-Litt-Haus. I got a small room with shared rest rooms and kitchen. But it’s fine since the location of my dorm is in the city center.
Theodor-Litt-Haus, my current dorm in Bonn
So I’ve reached Bonn to study and pursue my master degree. I hope I’ll enjoy my stay here and have a good time studying here.
weeeee.. jangan lupa pesenanku ya, hehe.. ntar taon baruan di Praha aja. mumpung masih blom gabung EU.
pasti baru pertama naik LH 779 ya…
pantesan… transit di changi gak keluar dari pesawat.
btw, selamat belajar.
gus
@belle:
Let me check my schedule if I can go to Prague for celebrating the new year there.
@gus:
Thanks. Well, actually it’s not my first transit in Changi airport (in 1994 when I was still very young I took Lufthansa’s flight as well and transited in Changi), but I forgot the should-get-out-of-plane procedure 😀
all the best,
-df-
congratulations 🙂 sekolah ngambil Master apa? beasiswa ya?
@mina:
Thanks. Actually I’ve written a bit about my current study at the “About me” section.
I’m enrolled at the EuMI (European Master in Informatics) programme with Erasmus Mundus scholarship from the European Commission involving 2 universities: RWTH Aachen University Germany and University of Trento Italy.
I hope my short explanation can clear your curiosity a bit 😀
all the best,
-df-
Good luck Bro..
😦 I wanna cry…
Sorry about everything…
Wish You luck! (Yes You are)
😀
Keep contact, OK!
@turtlix:
Thanks bro!
Wish you all the best too….
Keep in touch through emails or YM ok!!!
gruß,
Dafferianto
harus ganti judul nih, goodbye germany here i come italy, ok sukses saja mas dafe, salam dari bonn.
@(Pak) Adhi:
Iya Pak, judulnya harus ganti… Tapi udah diposting kok 😀
Kangen juga sama Bonn nih Pak.
Moga2 bisa nyusul sampai PhD kayak Pak Adhi 🙂
Salam buat Jobi & Bu Ariesta….
Salam,
Dafferianto