Well, we finally made it to Paris. We are now sitting at our gate for our Berlin to Paris flight, which leaves in about 2 hours. I was able to sleep a lot more than I thought I was going to, so I'm feeling pretty good right now. I feel like I've already adjusted to the time change.
The trip began interestingly when our flight to Paris was delayed by an hour and a half. Because of this, we were going to miss our connecting flight to Berlin, and we weren't going to make it to the hostel in time to check in. The airline offered to contact the hostel for us, but we have no way of knowing how that worked out. I decided to email them as well, but we haven't yet received a response. Hopefully they won't cancel our reservations on us! To compensate for this inconvenience, Air France also gave us a coupon for a complimentary drink in the Houston airport, but we never got around to using it. It was a nice gesture, though. Although, monetary compensation would have been nicer.
The plane itself was really nice. We had individual screens and we could pick from a wide variety of movies, games, music, etc. from the menu. I entertained myself by watching the plane's slow movement over the world map when I wasn't asleep, and Erica watched "Vicky Christina Barcelona". She'll tell you about that. The food on the flight was quite good. I had barbecued chicken and potatoes for dinner, and fruit for breakfast. It was nice.
The Charles de Gaulle airport here in Paris is a freaking nightmare, and we had to walk 20 minutes from our arrival gate to the gate for our connecting flight. Our tickets were checked like 5 times, and I had a problem with security...again. They pulled my bag, took everything out, and ran it through the machine a second time. Then they closely scrutinized my US-European travel adapter, as if it might contain some kind of explosive device. And, they spoke to me in French the whole time. It was all very intimidating.
But at least we're where we need to be right now, just killing time until our plane leaves. Check back later!
I hope that I am doing this correctly! I enjoyed reading about your airlines experiences. You guys are really funny! I hope that all goes well for the next few days and that you enjoy the heck out of every moment! Love, Aunt Patsy
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ReplyDeleteI just got on today Tuesday 0430 am and started reading your blog, very cute, and interesting. You sound like you are having a good time, of course some bumps on the way, but very expected i am sure.You both take care, and be careful ( you know i have to say that as a Mom and an Aunt) i love you Chris! You both have fun! I love the pictures! Kim