Flying is always an adventure, an adventure in anxiety. I hate flying so much that I even get anxiety when I buy the airline tickets. This past trip was no exception.
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| Flight 007 JFK-CDG |
In November - December 2010 we took a two-week trip, including Thanksgiving, to Europe to see some friends in Switzerland and Germany, and to chill out in Paris. After much hesitation and hemming and hawing, I booked two tickets on the Airbus A380, operated by Air France, flying from NYC to Paris Charles de Gaulle.
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| The massive wing and tail wing. Crazy big! |
Since we were flying from JFK on a Friday afternoon, we didn't want to ask our friends or family to take us to the airport. I booked us a private car with one of Fred's customers who is a private chauffeur to the stars - Danny DeVito and George Carlin when he was alive. This should have been my first clue. The trip to JFK which, at 3:00am, is a 45 mile/50 minute trip door to door. Since it was a Friday afternoon, the trip to the airport took us about 1.5 hours, it was no big deal as we built in enough time for typical traffic. I figured it should cost about $300.00 round trip, and it wound up costing 1.5 times that. Note to self, when the driver quotes you a price per hour, remember the price includes the time it takes him to get to you and to get himself back home, i.e. too expensive, so next time we just might ask a friend or family member to drive us.
Who's game?
Who's game?
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| A Korean Air Boeing 747 parked next to us. Our plane's bigger! (scary) |
This is the first post in the European vacation series.
