Missed connections
I write this while sitting on a bed in a hotel outside the Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris. Our plane from NYC took off about 2 and a half hours late, due to runways being shut down because of rain. So we missed our connecting flight from Paris to Rabat. Air France has put us up in a 2 star hotel called Ibis Ville, for the night. Complimentary dinner and breakfast. Tomorrow we shall take the 10:40 AM flight to Rabat.
When we landed in Paris, we went straight to the terminal where we were supposed to take our connecting flight from, knowing that we were about 1.5 hours late. The AirFrance lady told us that the next available flight would be the next morning, and that we would be put up in a nearby hotel for the night. Everyone was given vouchers, and told how to get to the hotel. However, being an Indian citizen, I would require a visa to step out of the airport. A visa that I did not have. So, the Air France people, who are very helpful, did some running around and secured for me a 24 hour transit visa, so I could spend the night at the hotel and return in the morning. It seems to have worked out fine.
We are next to a small, quiet town called Roissy. We took a walk through it in the afternoon. Some of our group headed into Paris: to sight-see and have something to eat.
I should hope to be in Rabat tomorrow.
Au revoir.
When we landed in Paris, we went straight to the terminal where we were supposed to take our connecting flight from, knowing that we were about 1.5 hours late. The AirFrance lady told us that the next available flight would be the next morning, and that we would be put up in a nearby hotel for the night. Everyone was given vouchers, and told how to get to the hotel. However, being an Indian citizen, I would require a visa to step out of the airport. A visa that I did not have. So, the Air France people, who are very helpful, did some running around and secured for me a 24 hour transit visa, so I could spend the night at the hotel and return in the morning. It seems to have worked out fine.
We are next to a small, quiet town called Roissy. We took a walk through it in the afternoon. Some of our group headed into Paris: to sight-see and have something to eat.
I should hope to be in Rabat tomorrow.
Au revoir.
posted by Behzad J. Larry at 2:58 PM
11 Comments:
Thanks. I am so happy that you are comfortable.
You write well. That pleases me very much.
Love.
Pappa
haha...that suckks. it happened to me too but delta people weren't so nice and i had to stay at the airport overnight in zurich. did you go into paris too?
Hope all connections run smoothly enough. We await word from Rabat.
Glad you're finally near this destination. Good times ahead. Wish you the best of luck in your travels. We'll be here listening...
dude that is still awesome that you get to see france before heading out. how was your first day in morocco?
Am glad that all went well in Paris.
All the best. God bless and take care.
Love.
Hey bro whatsup how ya doin. just checkin up on ya ... ninjas like to keep tabs on their friends and stuff 8P. so whats it like in paris? glad to hear you arrived safely although even if it was not the desired location. btw TAKE TUNS OF PICTURES! no... seriously .. millions
are you in casablanca yet?
I would like to know the answer to the same question
haha u idiots...i know where he is..
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ahhh, buddha...
Hope you're well, Behzad. As of this morning, we're restricted to Chinese, but I'll go on staying in touch.
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