tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post1115950412298609515..comments2024-03-01T22:45:35.314-06:00Comments on Bag Blog: Two MidnightsBag Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-66691983580247739142013-03-20T15:09:18.919-05:002013-03-20T15:09:18.919-05:00Your friend may be right about flying into London....Your friend may be right about flying into London. <br /><br />Years ago, we flew into London with a big lay over before going on to Italy. We took the Gatwick Express into London and did as much as we could before catching our flight - what a whirl-wind trip that was!Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-24350422552993894862013-03-20T11:01:33.971-05:002013-03-20T11:01:33.971-05:00I've flown BA and they WERE great. Virgin see...I've flown BA and they WERE great. Virgin seemed to do a better job than the US flag-carriers, also.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-69820936656303876652013-03-20T09:33:13.601-05:002013-03-20T09:33:13.601-05:00A lady at work told me she figured out the best wa...A lady at work told me she figured out the best way into and out of Paris! She fly's to London, and takes the train to Paris and then back to London for the trip home. "They have the chunnel now!" she says. ha. Well duh, I forget about that.<br /><br />I have to admit I really enjoyed the trains when I was in Germany. It was easy to hop on a train, and in no time you were in Amsterdam, or Munich.The airport or the gulag - choices, choices...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-20281440001765980002013-03-19T15:55:58.684-05:002013-03-19T15:55:58.684-05:00Fly British Airways - they seem to do a better job...Fly British Airways - they seem to do a better job and are more comfortable. American Airlines pretty much peed in the whiskey with me.<br /><br />Sometimes I get lucky with a photo - and Jesse is easy to photograph - unlike me. Several times Jes took a pic of me and then fell over laughing.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-92115639841476266692013-03-19T12:54:09.874-05:002013-03-19T12:54:09.874-05:00Jess looks very wistful (or maybe pensive) in that...Jess looks very wistful (or maybe pensive) in that photo. That's a VERY good pic.<br /><br />Your horror story about the flying day could be Exhibit A in my "Why I'll Never Fly Again" dissertation. I really do want to get back to Europe once again before I die, but the negatives outweigh the positives by a large margin.<br /><br />Now it's off to read today's post.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-35062403761326537132013-03-19T06:21:40.024-05:002013-03-19T06:21:40.024-05:00Thanks Jo. I plan on getting started with the stor...Thanks Jo. I plan on getting started with the stories soon - and the pics. Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-28158361795507715122013-03-19T06:21:07.335-05:002013-03-19T06:21:07.335-05:00I can't even imagine all the line-waiting you ...I can't even imagine all the line-waiting you did in the military. A friend sent me photos of her son as he flew out of Maine for his deployment to Iraq. He was being quite silly in the photos - probably making the best of a bad situation. That is not a bad thing - I tend to get silly too. Thanks for your service to our country.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-18700792639925684572013-03-18T22:54:17.134-05:002013-03-18T22:54:17.134-05:00So glad you are home, looking forward to the stori...So glad you are home, looking forward to the stories. :)<br />Jo Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411430042547033972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-54193638630305380662013-03-18T19:31:20.768-05:002013-03-18T19:31:20.768-05:00I was so wounded in the military, that I probably ...I was so wounded in the military, that I probably can never go to an airport again. It took us 24 hours to get to Arabia.<br /><br />You'd get up at 5am to be at the Mobility processing line by 6am. They then checked all your stuff, passports, rifle, chemical warfare gear, shots, etc, etc.<br /><br />Then you were quarantined in a large room with no access to family or people handing you things that were forbidden, as you were just inspected and proved clean.<br /><br />At around 5pm they took you to a C-5 or C-141, and then you sat in the school bus for an hour, because the crew was never ready for passengers on time.<br /><br />We always had to air refuel over Maine. Yes Maine, it's actually a shorter trip to Europe over Chicago, but NOOOoooo... Even with Air refueling we had to go to Frankfurt where we were again quarantined in a large room.<br /><br />Finally about 3 or 4 hours later, we were off to Arabia. Which you can't fly their direct for all the warring nations. No, we had to fly west to France, then down the Swiss border (the swiss didn't allow us to overfly) then east to Cyprus, then south to Luxor, Egypt, then Arabia.<br /><br />I used to crawl on top of a baggage pallet and try to sleep, but it was no use...<br /><br />Anyway! I hope you enjoyed your vacation, and that you got to say bonjour and bonsoir and all that. The picture looks like café au lait but maybe it's just milk of magnesia...The Blog Readernoreply@blogger.com