bigmoonmullen
<font color=green>Disney Adventurer<br><font color
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2004
I am Here!!!!!!! I feel like I have been traveling for days!!!!!! Leaving Orlando was uneventful and smooth. We had business class for the trip to JFK. nice and roomy. Arriving at JFK was interesting. We took a funky bus to get to the terminal from there we had to catch a shuttle to our gate for Barcelona. Apparently during the flight, I forgot how to walk. The floor was sloping weirdly and I took it upon myself to take a fall. Pete was in front of me and we were walking, walking.... all of a sudden I tripped and went down.. it was freaky slow mo. I went down on both knees and kept leaning forward till my face was almost touching the floor. I remember thinking..." Please lord don't let my face smack the floor and knock out my teeth. I am sure from behind it looked like I was praying. Walter said "why didn't you use your luggage to catch yourself?" Well, Walter, the luggage was behind me!!!!!!! It was pushing me down. the guy at the gate said I was the first one of the day to fall there. apparently, the uneven floor had taken a few travelers down. rom there I limped to the packed shuttle.. where my right arm was pulled out of the socket by the freakin driver and his constant speeding up and stopping.At this point I was thinking I am going to Europe... I hope they have nice hospitals and I hope the doctors are nice looking.
And what's with JFK and not using air conditioning in the terminals????? It was like Ellis Island in there.
So lets recap, shall we...... At this point I was limping, dragging my bag with my dislocated arm and sweating like a pig.... But you know what? I was also smiling and laughing and having a great time!!!!! I was on my way to Barcelona!!!!
On the plane We had great seats. I was put in charge of the emergency exit. I studied the instructions and felt sure I would have no problem opening the door and shoving people out.
The flight was long, I played on my IPAd, watched a movie, took several naps and drank several glasses of wine. Dinner and Breakfast were both served on the flight and before I knew it we were landing in Barcelona.
Getting off the plan went smoothly with my stiff knees and dislocated arm. I was cleared to enter the country and took my first steps on foreign soil (concrete). My luggage arrived and I said a prayer of thanks, Courtney, our ABD guide met us and we were ready to head off to the Palace Hotel in Barcelona. My room is amazing.. Marble fireplace with golden framed mirror that magically turns into a TV. I decided to order room service for lunch and take a nice long shower in my spacious bathroom.
Room service misunderstood my order. I ordered Wild Mushroom Risotto and ended up with a fruit plate and a bucket of ice!!! LOL!!! Great fruit mind you, but not Mushroom Risotto.
Oh, I forgot to tell you about the room key. It is actually a key, with a brass key ring with the room number on it and a giant maroon tassel. When you go out for the day, you give your key to the front desk and they keep it for you. Really "old world" service.
Gotta go for now and get ready for our ABD Welcome dinner.
Tata,
T.
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