europe

Yeah, Yeah, I know you’ve all been waiting with anticipation, but I got a little distracted. I’m back. Part 2 - Arriving in London When we finally touched down in London, we taxied around for a little bit, everyone assuming nothing was up. The captain then came on the intercom: “Due to an industrial incident, there’s no gate for us to use, and no one to off load the luggage from the plane, so we will be staying here for a little while… Any of you with connecting flights should speak with a BA representative as soon as you get off the plane… Because of this incident, all out going flights have also been delayed so there is a good chance you can still make your flight…”...

Summary - The trip was wonderful! So much fun! So much good food! Sights!! A really great European trip. However, there were a few notable “hurdles” along the way that gave this trip more than its share of memorable stories to tack on to make it that much more memorable (in hindsight). Part 1 - Leaving the US We were scheduled to leave SFO at 4:00pm on Friday, have a short layover in London, and get into Rome at 6:00pm or so....