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I booked my flight to Rome! Because I'm a terrible cheapskate, I'm flying via Paris. Am I looking forward to Charles de Gaulle airport... I only had to transfer there once. I don’t even remember exactly what I didn’t like - although the fistfight that broke out between two passengers at the passport control stood out. They both insisted they'd been there first.
Also, Air France has the smallest blankets. I was lucky the seat beside me on the way to Lima was empty so I could snatch that blanket, too. But of course that hardly applies to the trip to Rome.
I'm also only taking hand luggage - a checked suitcase would have cost extra. I test-packed a small suitcase and got 7.5 kilos, 8 are allowed. Stuff for 7 days, mind you. Luckily, Rome in May does not warrant a thick sweater each day. And I have a couple of light-weight outdoorsy things. I also used a suitcase that weighs 3.3 kilos empty, so if I change that to a light backpack, I like this or a similar one from that company. The only problem is that it’s 5 cm too wide. I suspect some airlines have recently changed their regulations. I hope they’re not that strict about it.
As of March 1, I have officially left the Catholic Church. (Fittingly, that was Ash Wednesday.) It has mostly to do with how I disagree with a lot of what the Church says and does, and with the way the church is financed in Germany. If you're a member of the Catholic or Protestant Church (I'm not sure how it's done with other religions, honestly), you automatically pay church taxes that are deducted from your salary. And for above reasons the Catholic Church is something I don't want to pay for anymore.
I told my sister, but my parents don't know yet. Mom is rather religious and regularly attends mass. It's the main reason why I postponed this for so long. But in the end I can't stay in Church only for her and get irritated every time the pope says something or when I'm doing my taxes.
Also, Air France has the smallest blankets. I was lucky the seat beside me on the way to Lima was empty so I could snatch that blanket, too. But of course that hardly applies to the trip to Rome.
I'm also only taking hand luggage - a checked suitcase would have cost extra. I test-packed a small suitcase and got 7.5 kilos, 8 are allowed. Stuff for 7 days, mind you. Luckily, Rome in May does not warrant a thick sweater each day. And I have a couple of light-weight outdoorsy things. I also used a suitcase that weighs 3.3 kilos empty, so if I change that to a light backpack, I like this or a similar one from that company. The only problem is that it’s 5 cm too wide. I suspect some airlines have recently changed their regulations. I hope they’re not that strict about it.
As of March 1, I have officially left the Catholic Church. (Fittingly, that was Ash Wednesday.) It has mostly to do with how I disagree with a lot of what the Church says and does, and with the way the church is financed in Germany. If you're a member of the Catholic or Protestant Church (I'm not sure how it's done with other religions, honestly), you automatically pay church taxes that are deducted from your salary. And for above reasons the Catholic Church is something I don't want to pay for anymore.
I told my sister, but my parents don't know yet. Mom is rather religious and regularly attends mass. It's the main reason why I postponed this for so long. But in the end I can't stay in Church only for her and get irritated every time the pope says something or when I'm doing my taxes.