Translation of Luftballon

The connecting flight to Phuket was fully booked, and the connection to Krabi had five empty seats. The problem was that the boarding began in ten minutes and I did not even have a ticket.
If you go to the shopping mall to buy shoes, it takes an hour and two stores until you find the right pair of shoes. But if you go shopping 'stuff' generally, it might take you an entire day to finish.
Many thanks for the nice emails. I visit this site on the Internet all the time, but I have not visited your blogs. Your country is certainly an interesting country and it has mountains and snow.