The second leg of my journey to Volgograd was on Lufthansa Airlines from Frankfurt, Germany to Moscow, Russia.  After arriving into Frankfurt, I checked the board, and found I had to walk to the other side of the airport.  While on my route, I checked out a few stores, but purchased nothing.  I only had 10 minutes to wait for boarding after arriving at the gate.  I had great timing.  I was grateful to see that no sick Hajj pilgrims were on my next flight.  It was at this point I felt like I was on vacation.

On this flight, there was enough turbulence to even make my quite nervous.  It takes a lot to bother me.  I could tell the pilots were changing altitudes frequently attempting to avoid it, but were unsuccessful.  The flight was full, and otherwise, very uneventful till landing in Moscow.  Crosswind is to blame for this.  After touchdown, side to side motion worried me that we going off the runway.  The pilots made a great recovery and taxied to the terminal.  I definitely prefer flying in helicopters.  Again I need to say that Lufthansa Airlines is great and recommend them to anyone flying.

I went through customs, retrieved my bag from baggage claim, exchanged dollars for rubles, and headed out to meet my driver.  Alex and Mav sent me there driver to transfer me from Sheremetyevo 2(International Airport) to Sheremetyevo 1(Domestic Airport).  I found him with no problems and we headed out.  To anyone traveling to Moscow, watch out, the taxi drivers are vultures.

The flight with the Hajj pilgrims to Frankfurt was not fun either.  80-90% of the people onboard were sick.  Fortunately, the person I was sat beside was very nice, and I learned a bit about his life.  It’s a small world.  I wish I could talk about it, but for now, I will keep it to myself.  I was so happy to get into Frankfurt to head for my connecting flight.  Note to self; never travel within 2 months of Hajj.