Great .. sorry about the rain as it's a lovely area to visit when the sun is out.

Cheers mate.

Ready for another round?

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Worldtraveler36:
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Niko, Terve and kiitos for your support.>

Cheers Michael, congrats for your fluency in Finnish...

The Schengen didn�t actually change all that much (travel-wise). Even before Finland joined the EU my passport was very seldom checked within Europe.

<Yes, the border crossing show sovereignty.>

Learned that the hard way 60 years ago with the Russians...

Actually we have had Nordic co-operation from the 60s allowing travel without passports and free movement of labour etc. within the five Nordic countries. The only difference nowadays is that I can buy tax-free alcohol on my way to Norway... Finland has a long landborder with the Russian Federation and no one underestimates the importance of that border. That might lead us to discuss the ban of landmines, which Finland has not ratified, but this surely is not the place for that either!

Regards,

Niko

P.S. Go Finland!! (olympic hockey against the USA in SLC later today)

(SORRY, THEY ARE MAKING IT HARD FOR ME TO POST, SO WILL BE IN SECTIONS)

PART 5
MAN-LGW, LGW-CDG, PAR

Ok, I appreciate everyone's patience. I am sorry for writing so much. Obviously I have written many things
before, as so many people want to know different things and aspects of the service.
I am wrirting this for FT but also for my aviation friends and penpals.

After a night of rain-Manchester, which I actually enjoyed, to be honest, as we don't get alot here in LA. I watched some planes come in and then had to check out the breakfast buffet, not bad. I stared through the window in the hotel resto into the offices of Terminal 2, could have been nicer. (i.e. T2 blocks one's view of anything good, oh well, the food was good). I checked out the pool at the SAS Radisson, but too many people in it and wanted to move on. So, I toured Terminal 2, picked up a few goodies from the airline counters, and kept an eye on the security check at the US airlines. Def. more laid back than at Heathrow, which works for me. It was the first time that I had even seen a USAirways timetable, so I took several and Ryan Air also gave me several.

Then came the dreaded load up the bags, found a cart in the lobby, checked out, with a smile , and did the lug the bags thing to Terminal 3. 1 and 2 are not bad, but for some reason, the trip to Terminal 3 using the pedestrian access and with bags is somewhat of a pain and wouldn't care to do it again. I will say that it was good to go through T1 with people in it, unlike the night before when it was empty.

I checked in for the BA flights to LGW and CDG and the agent couldn't have been nicer. Again, one of those Britts that I just love. Was fast and easy and then the queue for the security check. As I was on a domestic leg, had to smile for the security camera. Then when you go to the gate, they check the same pic and let you board, very clever. It allows the mixing of the domestic and int'l passengers in the int'l/airside of the terminal and hence, you get all the shops and lounges. This, if I am correct, is done throughout the UK, save Heathrow, and I have to accord our British cousins alot of credit for this idea. I prefer if over the Continental Europeans doing away with their borders altogether, bad for security.

Ok, BA Terraces lounge and was very nice. Compared to my last visit, the place was dead empty. The staff here are very friendly and warm. Sandwhiches and other goodies are out, plus the needed sparkling water. Took a seat by the window and watched some interesting planes come and go, one being a Russian something TU-154, love to see those! Most of the planes are oddball charters, much like LGW, and a ton of BA Embraer jets, which now I have flown, :-P. The boarding announcement came and off I went.
I did a quick perousal of the shops, not too much to look at like at Gatwick, then to the domestic gates, vs. the int'l ones.

Smile for the camera and you are back in Britain. No customs or anything, love it!
Unlike my flight to Heathrow last time, where the gate was right there, I had really pushed my luck by doing the last minute thing as the Gatwick flight may as well have left from Gatwick. All the way down to the end of the hall, down some stairs(why stairs??? Manchester likes stairs for some reason!), and then the last gate in oblivion. They were paging my name and that of a few others and we were waived on board. I had made a polite, but to the point remark about the plane leaving from the last gate. Tons of empty gates and all that walking for nothing. I don't mind the walking, but bad if I cut it to the last minute thinking it was one of the front gates.

It was a BA 737-300. Crew were very friendly, smiling, seats are comfy, and I had 3 seats to myself with no one in front of me, very nice! So, I knew that I could atleast grab 3 safety cards off this plane, was a start.
It would be easier if you just handed me a stack, I'll tell ya . I have so many people waiting for these cards, oh, the pressure .

Take off with a good view of the airport and terminals and into those big and nasty clouds. I was able to sneak a quick trip to the loo, half the time I do it just to get up and look for things to nick(take, borrow, as you prefer ). Also feels good to stand up.




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(UGH, THIS IS GONNA BE LIKE 5 SECTIONS)

They announced major turbulence so we were asked to sit. Then, a big surprise, with winds so strong at Gatwick they said we may have to land at Stansted Airport(way out of London, and far from Gatwick!). This was a tough one, never been to Stansted Airport before. I was on the motorway at one time on the way there and it wasn't in my dad's interest to go, so, we didn't go . Oh well, someday. I also knew that any problems could kill my evening in Paris, which is too sacred.

They said they would try it and boy, did we try it! I don't know if I have ever in my life experienced such turbulence. Even so bad that I kept the air sickness bag next to me, . I didn't need it, but was good to have it there. I clutched my airliner magazines and a little prayer went along way. We did the customary approach into Gatwick(near the South Terminal) and the winds were indeed NASTY. Plane shook around and I did my best not to get airsick. Bounce, bounce and touchdown, Yeah!!! No Stansted, not today anyway. Someday! I was so happy to be on the ground, can't even tell you.
LGW was a full house, lot's of good planes, the most special being the Air Zimbabwe 767.

We arrived at the domestic area of the BA North Terminal, second set of doors, and I told the gate agent how happy I was to be on the ground, boy did it feel good. I have taken alot in the air on different flights, so I guess this was bad to feel so relieved to be back on the ground. I was happy to see that I didn't have to go through security again(rare for a UK airport!) and a hallway led me into the Terminal. Apparently, some planes were sent to Stansted so many planes were delayed, more so one to Cuba, which we heard several announcements for.

I love LGW North Terminal and as usual, didn't have enough time to go see everything. I have access to the BA Terraces Lounge, the Sir Hardingham( generic handling lounge), and the Delta lounge, which I am sure was closed. Not bad for one terminal. The shops are also incredible. The area is large, spacioius, and clean. Why I love UK airports so much. Some of the best airport shopping in the world, but the pound is too expensive for us! .

Hit the BA Terraces lounge. There is a way to sneak into the First Class area, , he he he, but didn't bother with that this time. I have done it 2X, and very easy. It is actually very small, no where near the size that it should be, maybe to turn us lurkers away!? . I am happy with the upstairs.

The BA Terraces lounge at LGW are outstanding. Big, spacious, 2 level, with excellent views of the field and planes. At certain times of the day, as was the case in Manchester, they do a very nice sandwhich service, which I normally love. This was not one of those times and with my stomach doing somersalts from the approach, was fine to just drink mineral water. I decided to try out their shower suites. Not quite as nice as LHR T4, but good. An attendant, unlike at LHR, gave me a couple of sets of toiletries and enjoyed a nice shower. The hike at MAN made me all sweaty.

Peroused the lounge some more and the Sir Hardingham, or something like that... they have a certain candy bar that I love and more to take, with a couple of timetables and inflight magazines. The attendant was very sweet, unlike the usual older woman who must be on PMS all the time . Sorry, has to be true. She chases people away.

I wished that I had more time to see the shops, they are good, get some BAA points on my card. I have to be the only Californian on that program(BAA shopping)! They were calling my flight and again, they pulled a fast one on me. I miscalculated my time to the gate as it was one of those outer space gates. Dang! Don't mind the walk, just don't understand why they would put a plane way out there, as there were plenty of closer gates. I asked the gate agents if we were walking to Paris . Said more in fun than complaining.

Again, a weird operation. Down the ramp, that is fine. Then down a staircase, again, huh? outside, COLD!, onto the field, ok, I liked that part, easier to see the aircraft registration number(for the logbook), and up the stairs to the plane. I was kinda wondering why, again???, the stairs, they had a good jetway up there, huh? Whatever...... As long as American Airlines doesn't pull this all the time, I will live.
FYI, British Midland, now BMI, did this all the time at Heathrow. Last flight of the day, would park at the very last gate, tons of empty jetbridges, but we got to use stairs, stairs down, stairs up, and then the massive hike to customs, with full carry on. Maybe the Britts think this is funny!? I don't know. I don't find it amusing...
A royal pain, if you will.



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Ok, the plane was empty. Good crew. Some guy a few rows up comes back and sits in the row behind me, didn't get that one. Are you watching me sir? Did he know I wanted to get some safety cards??? I had found that one peculiar. Oh well, with this flight, a BA 737-500, safety card is a BA 737-300/500, I will now have 6, so that is good. Might have grabbed one more on the way out. For some reason his sitting back there made me uncomfortable. He reminded me of a past professor that I didn't like, don't know why, he just did.... One of those bad karmic things I guess. .

To my annoyance, not a single word of French was spoken. Hey guys, atleast do the recording. I think the Britts are some of the worst for foreign languages, it is amazing, and they make us Yanks look good . Our airlines do a service in foreign languages, but it is usually tacky High School French, etc., annoying to the natives, I can assure you.

Taxied out to the one runway, not a bad view. Garuda 744 at T1, one of LGW's special planes. We took a shortcut in front of someone else and took off, into the clouds.
Great. Quick and tacky white bag service, get rid of that (bloody) thing please!
After a flight or 2, I am sick of them. I actually prefer BM's sandwhich service.
If you had paid an actual full fare for this flight, you'd be asking for caviar, trust me.
This was a visit Europe Oneworld pass. Not cheap, not debt ridding.

I love the flights from London to Paris, nice and short. Well, not quite. More weather. More circling. They warned us. Oh no, not again. This one was worse! It was great to come through the clouds and see beloved France. I could almost cry, sometimes I do! As you will see later, I love France and more so Paris. A few lights here and there, then came the winds... the 737 was bouncing around, scary. I usually sit on the right side for the approach into CDG, but like last time, they had pulled a fast one on me and circled, approaching from the East, and the view on the right side, sucks! unless you land at the Air France side, doesn't happen with anything at T1. Oh well, dommage!

The winds were so strong, we literally swayed back and forth on approach and landing, have never experienced that before, don't care to either. I remember seeing a plane video with a 747 landing at Hong Kong swaying, scary! Well, now I have done it. Airsick bag please!!!

I was surprised when they announced connections to Qantas at the satelite. Actually, not a bad idea. Skip the fun of LHR and fly LGW-CDG-Aussie. Not a bad idea indeed.

CDG Aerogare(Terminal) 1 is one of my favorites. It is old and dirty, no space to move around, no air conditioning/climatisation, but I love it!!! I really do love the design, the satelites, the long walkways to customs, the check in area, all..... It is so cool.
My friend Brian hates it, but then you look at the generic crap at Terminal 2, with 5, soon 6, terminals that are generic and boring. T1 has class.... love it!!!

One of my biggest delights in the past is to see my friend( he works for Air France and can go everywhere) stand in the jetway when I come in, pas ce temps ci/not this time here .
Oh well. I have been picking up candy for him all over the place and no suprise greeting. ........

I usually visit the lounge upstairs( I think le salon Bleriot-the one for us pee ons, not the good stuff :-P~) but was laden with carry on, and what, I have no idea(cling clang ). Oh, goodies borrowed from the lounges, sorry . So, skipped that, checked out the Duty Free shops, etc. They keep adding a satelite to the Schengen area(YUCK!), so the int'l area keeps shrinking....... Let me help you out, get rid of Schengen!!!


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I love the French passport officers. I also like the uniforms. Some of the women are just beautiful! Probably one of the very few countries in the world where you can say that, a passport officer being cute and nice. Oh, by the way, I adore French women . They are cool. I hate the stupid yellow cards that I must remplir(fill out),. like the ones back in the UK, but this seems to go easier, for some reason. Again, we saved you from the Germans. The Germans, in this case, walk in with no border check, and we are filling out forms......We really need to be thinking about this one. An argument for American isolationism perhaps??? Kidding. Mais, ironic, one has to admit that, svp.

Maybe the Dutch appreciate our coming over to help??? . Again, I have an easier time entering Germany than I do France or the UK. Maybe in the next life someone will explain all this to me, too confusing now and gives me a migraine. Ou la la.

Upon request in French, he stamped my passport and I was back into Schengen! Yeah!!! They are blown away when I speak French. Yes, some Americans do speak French. I did a minor in school, happen to love the language. It is fun to see their faces. At the same time, I will sometimes let them speak English, many in Paris speak English, too int'l, just to hear their cute accents.

Quick baggage retrieval, and then lo and behold, not a single customs officer.
If you want to get technical, guys. By allowing customs free with Holland, and you can get anything in Amsterdam, you are really wasting your time with customs at that point, and they know that. The French put up spot checks trying to get people coming from Holland. So the intelligent one would come back through Germany, a short side trip for some wurst. Please!

I know CDG like the back of my hand, probably more than most Parisians, that is funny. I knew where to go to hit the Hyatt bus, and there it was within 5 minutes, nice. That same idiot from the plane was there, wanted to curse him, but was nice. Sorry, but when you look like an ex-professor that I hated, there you go.

Unlike Heathrow with their Hoppa from hell, CDG was intelligent enough to maintain their shuttles. The drivers are friendly, are bilingual, and actually help you with your luggage. I want to speak French, they want to practice their English, so makes it fun. One Sheraton driver, when he saw that I was from LA, asked me many questions, all in English. You feel special .

One of my now favorite hotels in the world is the CDG Hyatt. Go stay there and see why. The hotels in Paris, for the most part, and with great respect, are old, dirty, and way overpriced, especially anything in the high name brand range.
This is why I stay at CDG. This hotel is a paradise. Large, spacious, clean, nice lobby with bar and resto areas, and the staff are impossible to beat. I get so pissed off in the UK when I have to do everything for myself(thanks to the bloody hoppa). Not here. The bags went from the van to Gregory, le porter. He is cool. Fernando checked me in, he is also cool!
Immediate upgrade to the top floor, Regency Club( I had a certificate), and all the works. He is from Mexico, so I spoke some Spanish, he liked that. Hey, I am from LA, por favor!
He made me feel welcome in a way that very few hotels on this earth make me feel, save Asia and maybe Australia/New Zealand. Gregory took the bags up and we did the Frenglish thing. He started ripping on Quebec French, sorry, one of my major pet peeves. It ain't French, and the French people feel that resoundingly. The English Canadians speak better French, and the French people make fun at that... Different accents, slangs, and all...Vivre le joual . LOL I do love Quebec, fyi.

The room, like last time, was wonderful. Comfy, nice, soft bed, and felt like I was home. I was in Paris, I was home! A quick trip to the lounge and more goodies. Swiped some cans of Perrier and Orangina(2 of the greatest things God ever put on this earth!), some prosciuto(heavenly), and back to the room. No sooner did I lie down did the phone ring and mon ami was downstairs. I was tired, but I love seeing this wonderful man!

He was in LA a week earlier for the LA airliners show. My friends were blown away when we said, see you in Paris in a week, well, ca c'etait une semaine..
He duly, a fellow lounge lizard, checked it out. Helping himself to the wines and cheeses, etc....This is truly one of the best hotel lounges ever.

He handed me a bag full of aviation hobby goodies, won't mention, don't want to make collectors salivate :=))), inflight magazines is one of them, as I love them, especially from Africa. On top was the largest box of choclate, French and dark, that I had ever seen in my entire life. I could have passed out, it was wonderful.
A German friend back home who visited duly enjoyed the chocolates, even though she hates France. I wanted for her to give France some credit, she didn't . OH well.

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We drove into Paris, one of my favorite places on earth. For me, going into Paris is like a dreamstate. I can't believe that I am there. It is so beautiful, romantic, and Heavenly. Many moons ago on my first trip there, with my family, we were on the Eiffel Tower and I thought I was in Heaven, I still feel that way. Never go up on the Eiffel Tower with me, I never come down and it is a pain for everyone else . Ask my family!
OH that place is incredible. When I saw it on this trip for the first time, it was like my heart sank(does that sound right?). The most incredible sight is when they have the flashing white lights all over it. it is truly one of the most touching sights ever.
If Parisians are proud of their city(and they are), they have an absolute right to be.
I am proud of LA, so, can relate......

The creme de la creme for a trip to Paris is going to Champs-Elysees. Love this place and again, dreamstate. Mon ami ripped open the American box of chocolates that I always give him, fun to watch, I will tell you. He had about 3 bags of aviation things to sort through and it is fun to see him go through everything I bring him.

While he waited inside for a table at our usual resto, Fougets, I stayed outside like an American goof and took in the wind, rain, and cold, I loved it! It was a fresh feeling and it just felt so good to be there.

We had a nice dinner, of course!, and caught up on things. I appreciate his interest in my fiance and getting married. Many were surprised that I, the worldtraveler , would actually settle down, but his reaction was the most interesting.
We had 2 French women(older, fyi) next to us who clearly eavesdropped on our conversations, kind of fun. Most was in English, though the waiter came over, prepared, speaking English, and I spoke French, hence, he went to French. Hey, I had my translator
. I adore this translator!!! He is a good man and very happy to call him a friend.
Probably one of the most generous and kind hearted souls one could ever meet.
Helps my view of the human race. If more were like him, it would be a different world, to say the least. As he was scheduled to get up early, he was nice by not dropping me off at the Air France bus, and took me back to CDG, which is a drive, when you live in Paris. It was a karmic payback when I stayed out with him til 2am at LAX one week earlier waiting for his lost bag that AF messed up in Paris and had to send via Air Lib( I hate that name).
See, karma really does work. Merci mon ami.

I was exhausted but did my best to stay up and catch up on French tv, which I love.
They even had Fox news, in addition to CNN Int'l and BBC World, all of which are great stations(hey, they are in English ). One more trip to the lounge and more drinks, I still have some. END OF PART 5



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P.S. Go Finland!! (olympic hockey against the USA in SLC later today)

>>>AH, GO USA!!! :=))) WE NEED SOME MORE GOLD MEDALS!

Thanks for writing. Yes, the border with Finland and Russia is important. My grandfather came from Latvia, so I am grateful for the now existing border between Latvia and (mother Russia) .

Feel free to write me directly, if you wish. Kiitos, Michael

and by the way, go USA!!!

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WT36:
Love the details of your trip report!
Reading about your trip made me wonder about how far one could go on a mileage run and never set foot outside. If you stay at hotels that are all connected to the airport, not just sleep in the airport!


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Never put off till tomorrow the flight you can take today.

Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, I love the airport hotels, as I enjoy spending time in the Euro Airports. I go to Europe with my family and they drag me along to all the museums, plays,and cultural things when I am with them. Which is also fun.

A quick congrats to Canada! on the Gold medal. I love our neighbor to the north and I am very happy for them. Maybe now they will truly clean up the Olympics. Such corruption is disgusting. My .02c.

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Ok, we pick it up in Paris. Gonna have to finish this thing or I will forget, LOL.

Had a nice breakfast in the Hyatt lounge. Le monsieur would not allow me to take it to the room, so had to eat there, but I find the room more comfortable. Well, they had CNN on and easier to get seconds. Very good Croissants, miniature baguettes, cheeses, meats, and cereal. Bien sur, Badoit(French mineral water).

Some tv and then a swim, nice pool. The negative is that you have to walk through the lobby, go outside, and then enter a separate building across from the lobby, and yes, it is cold outside. I wore shorts over there and got some looks, but I can tolerate the outside air for a few minutes. Had the pool to myself and was very nice! One of my necessities in life, swimming. Too cold to go jogging, make up for it when I get home.

Wasn't sure what I was gonna do, waited to hear from my friend. I was considering taking the Air Fance bus to the area near the Arc de la Triomphe, can't think of the name offhand. He called and asked if I wanted to do lunch at CDG 1, sure. Aerogare 1 has an incredible buffet, very good food. Typical Euro small tables and small personal space, but the food is wonderful and you get to hear the flight departures announcements and they have the departures/arrivals screens inside. I always see the same waiter, Africain, very kind and dear. I wonder if he remembers me? I always get good service and the Oranginas keep coming.

We had a chance to talk more and catch up on things. Telling me more about the state of Air France and a whole bunch of airlines that I have had no info on. The chocolate mousse here is incredible! Much better than at the resto. from last night. Plus, I was exhausted the night before, so was nicer to feel awake and fresh.
He paid, appreciated, and then some, as I treasure this place. We did a tour of the terminal and did more "airport shopping", , plus, as he works there, could get me more goodies. I love this terminal, the check in areas, the, ah, beautiful women that are everywhere, and the many different kinds of tourists passing through. I love to see the Africans, with their flowing robes, hats, and smiles. They congregate around the counters speaking French in cool African accents. They are so friendly.

He had an early morning so I excused him and let him go, was sad . I opted to go back to the hotel and get some rest before heading back. One of the negatives to CDG and all terminals, they have no left luggage facilities, so a pain, has to be the only airport in Europe without one, as boy do they come in handy. It would have made hopping into Paris easier.

Had a friendly check out, au revoir to Gregory and Fernando, they are both so cool, grabbed a couple more cans, and off to the airport. This trip is a pain as they go around all the terminals at 2, then over to 1 with like 20 stops in between. It is fun once to see everything but time consuming afterward. I decided to play it safe and pass on the trip into Paris, would get stuck in there, traffic, temptation to stay and play, whatever . I knew that I would be back.

Check in at BA was swift and easy. She was ready to send all my bags through to LA. Oh was that tempting. I was playing with sending some bags through to NY, but then do I want my luggage sitting there in a holding area at Heathrow? let alone JFK. Ah, think baggage theft by employees, , does happen.

Did a last walk around Departures level, took the moving sidewalks in the glass tubes to the departures, then cheated, swung around, and came out to arrivals, only works if you have a boarding pass and now they put a checkmark at the control, ugh.
Did a last walk around arrivals, outside with a view of all the planes and inside, with annoying Algerians bugging me for a taxi. Do I look like I need a taxi??? UGH!
Have to take the elevators down to D's and back to the routine. Looked for the other entry way and off to passport control. They noticed the checkmark and didn't ask any annoying questions, merci. FYI, while it is only in French, if you sneak in there, glass tubes, without being an actual passenger, there is a big fine.
Sometimes they let their guard down and you can sneak in. We used to be able to do it all the time, no more.
Also, you must return through customs, which in this case, there was no one there. There was also a flight in from Algeria, had a problem with the customs freebie therein. But when we had come back from South Africa in the past, they must have had a dozen officers waiting, so you never know.

Compared to the mornings, which can be a disaster, there was a very small line at passport control/control de passportes. I asked him for an exit stamp, he obliged(France is one of the few countries to give an exit stamp), and wished him a Vivre la France! Something I can say with all my heart and he smiled.

Checked out the Duty Free, bought some more chocolates, and then took the elevators to the lounges. I have access, if I am correct!?, to the Salon Bleriot. It is the generic lounge, which I have with PP and many business class passengers have access. The First lounges are nice but have never had access, ugh...I have stopped by and asked for magazines, but didn't want to lug them. My carry on was full. How, I will never know.

Sometimes the staff are very nice, this was not one of them . She was a pain. I think I spoke more English just to annoy her. .
The Lufthansa boards/FT have referred to the attendant at the LH lounge at Munich as a warden, I like that word. Ca sent bien pour lui, that goes well for her.
I took the private area, with the tv, encore, CNN, did check out the French stations one more time. "Borrowed", ah hmmmmmm, some more Oranginas and the nice chocolate mints they have on the counter. They also have copies of the Aeroports magazine in the magazine racks, those were gone! :=))) In all fairness, I did buy the current one at my forray at Arrivals that evening, so these were freebie past issues, appreciated.

I used to have access to the TWA lounge, was nice, upstairs, with a decent view. Now all gone. Very sad about that.

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Just had to comment...

I just spent my entire luch hour reading your posts! ( I know...I'm a slow reader)

They were great!

I felt as if I was reading a novel...that's how much you held my interest.

Made me want to make the 1.5 hr drive South to MIA and catch the next flight to London!

Keep up the good work...Those are some of the best trip reports I have read on FT!


[This message has been edited by Bean (edited 02-21-2002).]

Why Mr. Bean , ( I liked your movie, LOL)

Blush! Thank you kindly for the nice words. I try to make it interesting. I know this stuff is LONG, but I have to tailor it to many people, not just on here. Your kind thoughts are appreciated. I have another part waiting, just has to be proofread, should be on today. Kind of left everyone waiting at CDG . Thanks.



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Kind of left everyone waiting at CDG

There are worse places to be stuck waiting.