This was my second visit to Germany, Bonn in about 2 years. My first sojourn is summarised here . All trips to Western Europe start with that laborious process of acquiring a Schengen visa. You must produce all documents exactly as they require including: medical insurance (in case you are run over by a car); proof that you have enough funds in your bank; and if like me, you travel on Official (government) Passport, you must produce a Note Verbale. The good thing though is that once all documents are in order, it is quicker to process a business visa. Although I requested the Germans to grant me a 5 day visa, they decided to give a year long access, presumably on the strength of my previous travels to Schengen states. Bonn is a small city with a population of just over 300 000 people. The airport nearby services both Bonn and Cologne. On these trips with connecting flights things rarely go according to plan, and this time was no exception. I discovered in the connecting f...