alexpgp | Happy dance in Moscow!

It's been a long day, one of those during which one delay follows another, bumping items on the schedule out like splayed dominoes that have been tipped. Originally, our group was scheduled to arrive in Moscow around 5:30 pm; we pulled up to the hotel only a few minutes ago. It's shortly after 10 pm Baikonur time as I write this, which means I've been working or traveling for the past 19 hours. I am tired, sunburned, windburned, and stiff from sitting in a Tu-134 that, in addition to 3+ hours in the air, made a 45-minute stop at Orenburg to refuel.

While we were waiting to pass through customs at the airport, I called Lufthansa to find out my status for Monday's flight, and... it turns out I have a set of confirmed connections all the way home! (Now, I just have to show up at the airport at 5 am... which I've done many times before!)

Before my time here at NetCity on Kamergerskiy Pereulok expires, I need to send an email to my end client, who is picking up the cost of my hotel room tonight, because the hotel has (again) figured out a way to misplace/mislay/throw out the details of who is supposed to cough up the money.

Gotta go send email and then see about dinner.

Cheers...