So what will our flight route be tomorrow Tallahassee (5:45 a.m.) to Atlanta, 3 hour layover, Atlanta to Shanghai, 16 hour flight, 6.5 hour layover, 4 hour flight to Saigon. Sounds long but somehow peaceful. Fantasy of how we would like tomorrow's travel day to go: Check-in prior to flight easily; Fast asleep by 9 p.m.; awake alert and rested at 4 a.m. as flight leaves at 5:45 a.m.; Friend shoots us to the airport; Bags appear tiny so check in person doesn't bother to weigh; Flight on time and joyful layover in Atlanta with gourmet breakfast; Seats huge and comfy on international flight aka big chair in living room; Sleep like a baby and seem to miraculously awaken just before meals served, etc., etc. Reality of how will go: Receive email from Delta exactly one
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