Sunday night, 8:35pm
foundnd passport that has been missing for several months.
Sunday night, 8:35:05pm
realized that I can now go to DrupalCon Barcelona 2007.
Sunday night, 8:36pm
opened up Orbitz, Expedia and Travelocity to look up airfares....
Sunday night, 8:42pm
agonizing over how much they've gone up.
Sunday night, 11:38pm
bought round-trip plane ticket.
Sunday night, 11:47pm
realized that I am indeed going to Barcelona. The usual pre-travel anxiety is setting in. Ack!
Monday, 10:57am
trying to do all the things that I would have taken a week to do, had I had a week before leaving.
Monday, 5:00pm
managed to cover the entire todo list. now going for essential manicure/pedicure.
Monday, 5:05pm
Reveling in the foot bath and massage.
Monday, 6:12pm
got home and had a glass of wine.
Monday, 7:23pm
started packing.
Tuesday, 12:35am
stopped packing. (Not finished, but somewhat close. I'm terrible at packing.)
Tuesday, 4:45am
got up and showered
Tuesday, 8:05am
got through Denver International Airport security. Not much of a crowd but we had to walk all the zigs and zags of the line. Disneyland.
Tuesday, 8:45am
sat down for a Wolfgang Puck pizza. Just about the earliest I've ever eaten a fresh-baked pizza!
Tuesday, 10:45am
Wheels up.
Tuesday, 3:45pm
Landed in Philly.
Tuesday, 4:10pm
Walked a mile through the airport to the international terminal. Thankfully all behind security.
Tuesday, 4:30pm
Airline agent okayed my first-class upgrade request. Now $500 poorer.
Tuesday, 6:17pm
Taking my seat in first class. A glass of champagne and four feet of "legroom" ... Not regretting those $500 one bit!
Tuesday, 7:05pm
Plane still has not taken off. Apparently a radio is defective.
Tuesday, 7:20pm
All passengers were offloaded from the plane. We're told we can get $10 off for "dinner" at McDonald's down another terminal.
Tuesday, 7:45pm
Stopped at a restaurant after walking a mile. Ordered a wine and salmon dinner.
Tuesday, 8:30pm
Airline has changed estimated departure from 9:30pm to 10:30pm.
Tuesday, 8:32pm
Airline worker just announced that they may not be able to fix the plane and have to cancel the flight.
Tuesday, 8:36pm
The plane has been fixed. Everyone is crushing back onto the plane.
Tuesday, 9:15pm
Plane is getting in line for take-off.
Tuesday, 9:40pm
Wheels up.
Tuesday, 10:15pm
Looking forward to more wine and filet dinner.
Wednesday, 1:00am
Reclined almost flat. Going to sleep now.
Wednesday, 11:55am
Touchdown in Barcelona.
Wednesday, 12:35pm
Wow! Passport check was fast, my bag came around the conveyor quickly, and customs just ignored me as I walked by. Getting a cab.
Wednesday, 12:50pm
A taxi driver has grabbed my bag out of my hand. I guess he's going to drive me where I'm going.
Wednesday, 1:45pm
Despite the address and Google Map printout of the destination, the driver is lost.
Wednesday, 2:10pm
Driving up and down streets, I saw the DrupalCon sign. The driver stopped in the middle of the narrow street. I've arrived!
Wednesday, 2:15pm
Realized I am seriously jet-lagged.
