It was a very long day of travelling but we are now in our home in Giroussens located about 30 minutes east of Toulouse.
Where to start…ok, overall the day was actually way better than I ever imagined it could be. We begain the day by driving from Canmore to Calgary Airport, a distance of just over 100 KM. After dropping the family off at the airport I drove our vehicle to the nearby storage place where it shall remain until our return at the end of June.
The flight from Calgary to Frankfurt was 9 hours, 30 minutes, and, as mentioned in my earlier post, it was as smooth as such a long flight can be. The kids played for the first four hours and then slept for most of the balance.
Our layover in Frankfurt turned out to be equally painless. Upon arrival we lunched at a McDonalds that we found close to our arrival gate. This McDonalds happened to have a play area so the kids played there for the next 3 hours with a group of other kids from Ireland. I was beginning to feel rather sleepy but at least the kids were happy and occupied so I couldn’t really complain. After play time we went through security and it was boarding time shortly after arriving at our gate. As an aside, Frankfurt airport is absolutely massive and processes over 150,000 people per day throught its terminals. Smokers are allowed to light up in most places and as a result the airport stinks like cigarette smoke worse than even McCarran airport in Las Vegas. Very very nasty.
From Frankfurt airport we boarded a small Lufthansa plane that carried us to our ultimate destination in Toulouse, France. Our luggage (all of it!!!) appeared very quickly and going through customs lasted almost 15 seconds. It was the most painless arrival I’ve ever experienced.
It took two cars and a big truck to carry all of our luggage back to our home-in-France and I’ll let Marissa fill you in on those details. I’ll upload photos of today’s voyage and of our surroundings sometime tomorrow.
Good night from Giroussens, France.
He, he, you have been warned about Frankfurt Airport….
Comment by klaus — April 1, 2007 @ 4:39 pm
It was an experience thats for sure 🙂
Comment by admin — April 1, 2007 @ 8:04 pm
You must be very excited right now since its morning in France 🙂 I’m wondering how long the jetlag will last. Last time the kids got over the jetleg in 2 days while mine lasted 5 at least. I used to go running at 5am while everyone was sleeping. That is a fun thing to do to explore the countryside. Well ignore the locals if they are not sure what you are up to in the wee morning. Have fun guys and say hi to everyone!
Comment by off2europe2 — April 1, 2007 @ 9:59 pm
Good morning everybody and welcome! It’s good to know that your trip has been good! please let me know when I can call you or whatever. I’m anxious to know if the place is suitable for you, if my sister is okay… Love you all and looking forward to see you.. Carole XXXX
Comment by carolesaintjeanbergh — April 1, 2007 @ 11:59 pm