Started with a 2 hour Uber ride to JFK. Followed by a 30 minute line in security. We got upgraded on our flight over the Atlantic and got to sit on the second floor on the plane for the 7 hour flight which was awesome. We had a nice long 7 hour layover in Manchester but we were able to get hotel buffet breakfast and a shower. Took a short 1.5 hour flight to Dusseldorf, transferred to a wacky German train for 2 hours, finagled a 20 minute cab to the hotel. 18 hours of travel and the most modes of transportation I’ve ever had to use to get to one place.