So we decided to try out Space A to get to either Ramstein or Spangdahlem, Germany. We left the 4th of Oct from Travis AFB and caught a hop to Norfolk, Virginia on a C-17. That is the first time that I have flown on Daniel's plane and it was a smooth ride. Once we got to Norfolk around 1 or 2am East Coast time. We realized that there wasn't any flights that we really wanted to go on or close to where we wanted to go. Daniel started talking to some retirees that were on our flight over to VA and we decided to rent a van with them and drive about 4 hours to Dover AFB, Delaware. That was an experience. So only $66 together we made it from California to Delaware. Once we got to Delaware, we decided since there wasn't any flights straight to Germany, we would just jump on the flight to Rota, Spain just so we could at least get to Europe. We flew on a C-5 to Spain. It wasn't too bad of a flight but at this point we were just exhausted! Once we got to Spain it was about 5am their time and there wasn't a possible flight to Germany until around 4pm. We decided to get a room at their Navy Lodge on base just to sleep for a few hours and get a shower. It was the best $75 we ever spent! Once we got on our FINAL flight to Ramstein AFB, Germany on a C-130 I was exciting! Finally we landed in Germany on the 6th of October. It was about a 30 hour trip to get there. All in all, it cost us $141 to get to Europe and it was definitely worth it.
Once we got a few hours of sleep, we were ready to get out and about and explore some more... places we didn't get to go last time we were there. We went to Trier (LOVE THAT TOWN!), Bitburg, Ramstein, Wittlich, Cologne, but best of all AMSTERDAM! That town is wonderful! Erin and I took a tour of Anne Frank's house (Secret Annex) which was one of the best experiences of my life. We also went to the Van Gogh Museum there. I didn't think I was going to enjoy it that much but it was really interesting. And I got to see my favorite painting in person which was cool.
All in all, it was an amazing trip and we are hoping to be able to go back very soon!
