Some people - actually quite a lot - think of "the big Apple" as the
best city in the whole world. To me it is just another place I'm on war
with. Last spring when I went to Honduras I had to change planes at JFK
Airport. A six hour stay was scheduled and after some research my plan
was fixed.
Being stranded in the city that never sleeps between 8 pm and
2 am has to offer me something. I had found out, that with no form of
transportation I will need more than an hour from the airport to the
Empire-State-Building. I had already booked an online special VIP-ticket
so it would not take me more than twenty minutes to reach the roof top.
In total this whole exursion would not have last longer than three,
maximum four hours what would have left two hours for all the other
stuff.
We landed half an hour earlier than scheduled and leaving the
plane I was really enthusiastic about the next view hours. This
enthusiasm only lasted until I saw the long, long, long cew at the
customs service. Together with all the other passengers of our flight
and of three different I had to wait for two hours until I could pass
the customs service. Just to find out that against several affirmation
from the check-in staff, the cabin crew and even the pilot my luggage
was not beeing transfered automatically to my next plane. I had to take
it, cary it threw customs services and find my next check-in counter to
get rid of it again. At the check-in counter the next surprise was
waiting for me: not only that it didn't open until 45 minutes before
take off, no there were not any sitting possibilities too. All I wanted
was have one great trip to the roof top of the Empire-State-Building and
all I got was one really anoying and uncomfortable night on the floor
of the JFK Airport.
I have to addmit, maybe I don't like NYC anymore
because we got off on the wrong foot but I am sure I will not go back
that quickly.
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