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 The Charlotte airport had a neat aviation museum. 
Date: 11/07/2010
 
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 A tiny model of the Charlotte airport! 
Date: 11/07/2010
 
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 The Charlotte airport is a classy affair - here's a guy playing piano! 
Date: 11/07/2010
 
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 A mobile with lots of different planes.  Don't miss the the director guy on top of the clock! 
Date: 11/07/2010
 
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 And if the airport is too hustle and bustle for you, go up to the balcony and take it all in in a rocking chair. 
Date: 11/07/2010
 
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 The view from my hotel room in Hamburg was very nice.  Hamburg has a large port, and those cranes in the background are used to unload ships. 
Date: 11/08/2010
 
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 The hotel in Hamburg was up a steep hill, which I had to climb, with my heavy luggage, while jetlagged. Not a lot of fun. 
Date: 11/08/2010
 
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 The place to get "Real American Food" in Hamburg :-) 
Date: 11/08/2010
 
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 This carnival looked like a permanent Hamburgian fixture. 
Date: 11/08/2010
 
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 For our presentation, we were on the fifth floor of the Hotel Hafen Hamburg, which was very elegant. 
Date: 11/09/2010
 
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 There were about 150 seats available. 
Date: 11/09/2010
 
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 The breakfast buffet in Dusseldorf was simply amazing.  Various mueslis and toppings... 
Date: 11/10/2010
 
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 ...an impressive assortment of meats... 
Date: 11/10/2010
 
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 Here is the "yogurt and pudding" section... 
Date: 11/10/2010
 
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 ...and finally, the ample selection of teas. (be glad I didn't take pictures of the rest of the buffet...) 
Date: 11/10/2010
 
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 The gang at a biergarten in Berlin. 
Date: 11/10/2010
 
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