The French are already trying to mqke me crazy

I have arrived in Paree, and already, it's totally crazy! I had a pleasant flight; but must remember next time that when flying on a budget airline, even in their "privileged" section, one will encouter Budget Travelers. How I wished I could have snapped a picture of the couple in front of me: he was wearing his best Church-going suit and she was bleached blond, tanned orange, in cut off shorts and Shawna-Sands lucite heels.

I landed at Terminal 3, which it turns out is like landing at the greyhound bus depot. They let you off on the tarmac; you take a bus to the terminal, where 2 guys sitting in q plexi-glqss booth with no computer barely glance at your passport and let you into the country. There is more security at my kids school!

That terminal had a nice hotel Ibis where you could book a room for ' hours, which I would have done since that's how long I have to wait for mrs. Figby, but they were fully booked already. So I made my way to terminal 2, where all the annoyances occured:

• the information desk is under renovation. there is a lady on a chair next to it, but she told me Figby's plane was delayed 3 hours.
• There is no free wifi at the airport, and I can't figure out how to buy ti,e on my phone, because their welcome page isn't mobile friendly
• I researched online before coming and thought I could rent a cell phone at the airport. Not so. Nobody knows what I'm talking about.
• Finally managed to get internet access at the Sheraton (15 € for 1 hour... would they like my first born with that?) and the keyboard isn't QWERTY! I am not exagerqting when I say it's taken me 30 min to type this, and all my As were Qs

OK, I'm off to see if I can figure out the actual landing time for her flight

Comments

[Susan]

Welcome to Paree! The French never cease to amaze. And what is up with the non-QWERTY keyboard? Must they always be so different??

[Sarah in Ottawa]

CDG is AWFUL for security. The first time I flew in, we were delayed in a passport line for nearly an hour because they wanted to blow up an abandoned package. Then - THEY LET EVERYONE IN WITHOUT CHECKING OUR PASSPORTS. Flights from all over the world, converging at the UNSTAFFED PASSPORT BOOTHS and strolling through. INSANE!

[paige]

but it's Paris! Just remember, you are there and we are not, and even in the suckitude that is CDG, it is still your gateway to PARIS~!!!!!

[Katie J]

You didn't like my heels and cut-off shorts? ;-D