The short version: We are back home and had a great time in Paris!

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The long version:

We had to be up early for our flight home. A 5:15am alarm is never a good thing in my book. I turned my phone on to find out that our flight had been delayed by two hours. Here we go again…

Threw on some clothes, brushed my hair and went down to the front desk. I asked them to change our ride from 7:00 until 8:30am.

My eyes were still half closed as I bumped off the walls on the way back to the room. Fell back asleep for an hour. Dragged ourselves out of bed and started getting ready. We took our showers, finished packing and then we were able to relax for a little while longer.

Around 8:15 we went down to check out and our ride was waiting for us. We were very happy with the hotel. It was great for going everywhere we wanted to go, plus it was very comfortable for the time we wanted to relax and stay inside.

We said our “au revoirs” and hopped into the van for the ride to the airport. Our driver was very pleasant and we had an uneventful ride to the airport. When we arrived, there was nobody at the Air Canada counters, so we literally walked right up, dropped off our bags and we were on our way to passport control.

Again, no line to speak of. We went through the process in less than five minutes and then headed towards security. Just a short line at security and ten minutes later, we were heading to the lounge.

The lounge was comfortable and uncrowded when we arrived. We tucked into a corner so we could just chill until it was time to leave…

And then the text messages started. Our plane was delayed again, so we were moved back to 2:20, now arriving in Toronto at 5:09pm. At least the plane was the same; we didn’t want to go through the seat chasing circus that we had going to Lisbon. The gate change was only down a few gates, so that was no big deal.

Happily, the next text was that they were boarding our flight. I sent a message to the airport transfer folks in Toronto letting them know of the time change before I had to go into ‘Airplane Mode’.

The flight home was comfortable with only a brief spell of turbulence. We were both able to sleep for a bit, which was nice as we were both tired from the early morning wake-up. Nine hours later, we were landing in Toronto.

It was great to turn on my phone and see the message from our driver. “No worries. Have a good flight”. They had also been monitoring the flights and knew about the delay.

Once again, it was an easy time getting through passport control and customs. We let our driver know where we were and he was there in no time at all.

There was some traffic, but we cruised right along. Had a funny little thing happen at the US border. Sue had a list of the things we bought and when asked, she replied in detail. The items were small, low dollar value, but her level of detail made the border agent laugh as he waved us through.

We arrived home at about 8:00pm (2am Paris time). Needless to say, it was a long day.

But, we are home and we had a great time in Paris.

Thanks for joining along. Time to start planning our next journeys for the upcoming year.

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We wish everyone Peace, Joy, Good Health and a Happy New Year!

Enjoy the holiday season and let kindness and light lead the way.