Christmas time in Mallorca

 

I spent another pre-Christmas week in Mallorca for work. It was a fairly relaxed in comparison to previous Mallorca work trips. I had no problems flying to the U.S., unlike last year when I got stuck in London. However, I did have the pleasure of spending 10 hours in Newark, NJ waiting for my plane to Milwaukee. Let's just say I'm looking forward to a little break from travelling. I had a nice Christmas with my parents and extended family, although it was a bit brief.

Can I get an IRON? PLEASE?

What the hell is it with continental Europe and irons and ironing boards? Is there a EU law prohibiting them in hotel rooms? You always have to ask for one (hopefully you check-in early enough to get it before the housekeeping is gone). Then, you stay in a crappy hotel in Madrid and they don't have 1) a clean iron so it ruins your shirt and 2) an ironing board (try ironing a dress shirt on a blanket and see how that works).

Scenes of Munich

I got into Germany LATE last night. I was so tired and as usual on this trip, couldn't sleep. I got up this morning and after meeting with the manager of my company's Munich store, I was able to snap some photos before my train to Frankfurt. I got some great photos, aided by the clear and sunny sky. Got into Frankfurt tonight and had dinner with Bernd, who is charge of the staff and operations in our Germany stores. Back in the hotel now and soooo ready for bed.  

Slice of London

 

European Work Tour

Well, about four weeks ago I found out that I'd be in charge of the product for our stores in UK, Germany, Ireland and Holland for a few months. In order to have a better idea of the needs of each store, I had to embark on two-week European tour. I began in Berlin last week Monday. I travelled to Madrid for a meeting, and then spent the last four days in London. I had a little bit of time for exploring, but not too much. I'm heading back to Germany to finish my visits to Munich, Frankfurt, Koln and then Amsterdam.