By the way: At larger airports, be prepared to get stepwise clearances and to have to orbit somewhere along the way.
Yup, at Duesseldorf I've had them request I report November, then report 2 miles from the runway - this is where having gps really helps - and finally required me to make a 360 to the left for "spacing", all on youtube for posterity ;-)
Also please listen to the clearance you receive - you might have requested November to Sierra midfield but they will then clear you (eg) November to Sierra via the threshold of the active - and they would expect you to fly over the threshold of the active runway(s), not fly midfield - which I actually did, leaving me to get a slight telling off from the Tower ;-)