On the way to Cairo

26 September 2011

Charles de Gaulle Airport

Paris France

0905

The flight from MSP to O’Hare was delayed so I was squeezed to make my connection to Air France. The good news is I got an upgrade to first class. No big deal on such a short flight, but I disembarked in a timely fashion. I had to leave the terminal and go through security once more, but fortunately the line wasn’t long. The flight from O’Hare to Paris was pretty boring. I had a funny seat with no TV screen so I read and napped. With the seven-hour time difference we rolled up to the gate about 7:45. I took another bus to terminal F5, went through security again and now I have to wait until 1335.

Conversations: None

Overheard: Two guys talking about mistresses vs. wives. Didn’t understand everything. In general, if you expect a property to increase in value, buy. Otherwise rent.

I like the lines of the roof in the terminal.

Duty-free shops are much the same from place to place. There are differences: Foie gras in Paris,  smoked eel in Amsterdam. Shipol in Amsterdam is a more comfortable place to hang out.