Inconveniences of travel
It's Monday morning in Philadelphia. We flew (back) here yesterday from Beirut, transiting through Paris-Charles de Gaulle. None of the four bags we checked made the connection. Grrr.
We met the college student daughter who's been so kindly looking after my car, had a nice dinner with her, then checked into an overpriced hotel before the drive home. Toilet blocked. Grrr.
Oh well, it's still pretty amazing that a person could travel so broadly and have such great experiences and interactions as I have over the past couple months. I am hugely aware and appreciative of that fact. My Auntie Katie, who raised me, was a very accomplished woman, a pioneer in elementary education. And she never in her life traveled outside England-- not even to Scotland or Wales...
Hi Helena,
Your luggages are probably belated due to a curious event : French secutity used to hide explosive boxes in two-three luggages to be checked at airports (in order to confirm that their security procedures are working).
Yesterday they faced a problem : one of the explosive boxes they had hidden was missing. They have now decided to stop using this method to check security measures. Many luggages were retained in the search for these explosives. May be that you'll find this box with yours ;-) Don't worry, the hidden explosives are safe, there are no triggers with them.