We had a long day on Tuesday- getting up at 8am in France and going to sleep by 11pm in California (about 24 hours later). The flights went well, aside from a 90 minute wait to check our bags in Paris.
As I have time, I'll post more about the rest of our trip, and I'm going back and adding photos to the posts where I couldn't add them before.
Our transition back to the reality of daily life and working isn't going to be as gradual as I had hoped, unfortunately. On the way home from the airport on Tuesday night, my mom had to break the news to us that my grandpa passed away while we were gone. She didn't want to tell us while we were away so we could enjoy our trip. For those who don't know, Grandpa had been living in an assisted care facility for the past 6 1/2 years. I had a schedule of visiting him every other week during my lunch break, and the last time I saw him there was no indication that he wouldn't be there when we got back. It's hard to understand why things happen the way they do sometimes. Why did this happen when we were out of the country for the first time in three years, so I couldn't be there to say goodbye? I just have to be happy knowing that he passed quickly and without pain, with a good friend and nurses by his side.
It will take a while to adjust to this new reality. But in the meantime, we're all hanging in there.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Incommunicado
This is just a quick note to let everyone know that we've reached the last leg of our trip, and we won't have internet access until we get home now (unless the airport offers free wi-fi). Our hotel here in Marne-la-Vallee (about 45 min outside Paris) doesn't offer free wi-fi. It's 3 euros for 20 minutes- about $4.50! So this will be short and sweet.
We had fun browsing in a shopping mall this afternoon, including a hyper-marche, which can only be compared to an American Wal-Mart! It was huge, with everything from electronics to fresh fruits and veggies to books and clothing.
I'd better go so I can save some precious internet time for checking e-mail tomorrow.
Take care, everyone!
We had fun browsing in a shopping mall this afternoon, including a hyper-marche, which can only be compared to an American Wal-Mart! It was huge, with everything from electronics to fresh fruits and veggies to books and clothing.
I'd better go so I can save some precious internet time for checking e-mail tomorrow.
Take care, everyone!
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