mental notes from a day of travelling

- i told myself last time i wouldn't travel with so much stuff. when will i learn.
- the best kind of people watching is at an airport
- a 1/2 litre bottle of perrier costs $3.75?!?! why did i just buy that?!
- nothing like being last minute and putting your cell phone on vacation leave while they're announcing your flight for boarding...
- obnoxious french-speaking toddler (ofst) is asking me to switch seats so he can have the window. pretend you don't understand french. hmmm surprisingly easy... not a good sign.
- ofst does not seem to know the difference between a jungle gym and a complete stranger on a plane. probably doesn't help that i'm not speaking. his father also doesn't not seem to understand the difference. this is not going to be fun.
- ofst finally falls asleep! i can handle a few nudges and kicks from him provided he's not still demanding my window seat.
- should have ordered the pasta and chicken instead of the pasta and 'cheese.'
- scratch that, should not have bothered eating the food at all.
- i hate sleeping on planes.
- it's raining in paris, that's sort of gloomy.
- oh, the terminal i have arrived in is halfway across the country from the terminal i need to be at for my next flight.
- oh, i can't use my luggage cart for much of my walk to the shuttle.
- oh, i look like a walking piece of luggage struggling to live.
- oh, thank you (merci! merci beaucoup! merci merci!!) nice french gentlemen for helping me carry a few bags up the escalator.
- finally, internet! oh, it's not free. oh well.
- must find a café au lait and a croissant....