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Dusseldorf Flughafen: Gateway to (from) the Ruhrgebeit

Dusseldorf airport is a fairly well organized and reasonably appointed airport. Two hotels on campus-The Maritim and Sheraton. The long terminal building offers many restaurants and shops in the public area outside security. Where you may want to eat before you go in.



Once in you will find fewer dining choices and generally poor options and the typical blackmail prices of those who know there are no other choices.

Once inside the secure area you will be assaulted by the usual Duty Free offerings and highly priced shops and discomforted travellers. As a Delta Medallion Elite member one can retire up to the Air France Lounge up a level from the B terminal departures level.

The most disappointing thing once you are in the lounge is the discovery that the lounge does not offer free WiFi. Get used to it it is common in Europe to have only Pay-as-you-go WiFi offerings. The shortcut around this is to have a phone that lets you tether to your global Data connection.

Motorola DROID 2 Global Android Phone (Verizon Wireless)
When Rooted and supplied with the global roaming data plan keep you from ever being without connection. I think I will supply a post about the data plan and phone with rooting in the consulting blog.


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