Choir Trip to Rome

6/21/2006, 8:30PM

Well, it's that time of year again -- the annual Gunn High School Choir Trip. This year we're going to Italy, for 4 nights in Rome and 6 nights in Montecatini Terme (in Tuscany). We've just arrived at the airport & checked in, now we're waiting for our flight. We connect via Munich to Rome, arriving 24 hours after we leave (which works out to 16 hours of travel if you take into account the time difference). Due to the colossal size of our party, we're flying in two separate groups -- the larger group, about 100 strong, left at 2:30 this afternoon and will have been relaxing in the hotel for most of the afternoon and evening when we come straggling in. Jerks. I would say that we make up for it by spending more time in Italy on the other side, but it just doesn't work out that way.

The weather today (in Palo Alto) was very hot, but I think it's only going to be hotter in Rome. They're predicting high 80's and humid for the weekend -- we'll let you know the true story when we arrive! I decided not to pack a suit jacket, only a lightweight windbreaker in case of rain.

6/22/2006, 4:10AM (California time)

After the past several hours I am now prepared to confess to any crime -- real or imaginary, past or present -- in order to escape the torture of this miserably confining seat and the squealing two-year-old two seats over. If looks could kill, this poor kid's mom would be nothing but a charred and smoking spot right now. Despite the darkness & quiet (all the plane's lights are off) his latest round of squalling brought a sudden rush of people to the bathroom.

Huh. I just discovered that this flight has WiFi access. Now I can connect to the internet in flight...among other things, I can add this to my blog right away...