We purchased 2 day transportation passes at the airport Metro station and then started the trek to our hotel. We took the 8 line to Mar de Cristal, transferred to the 4 line to Avenida de America, and finally took the 7 line to Parque de las Avenidas. Once off the subway, it was a quick 5 minute walk to the hotel. The sun was just starting to rise and we could tell it was going to be a great day. It was a little too early to check in to our hotel, so we left our bags there and took a walk in the area to see what we could find. We walked back the hotel after about 20 minutes and had some coffee and croissants at the hotel bar. We were able to check ... read more

And I am on that 737, landing over the world famous Maho Beach. I had been planning this little getaway for a few weeks and then I read the news today, oh boy! Tropical Storm Ana was heading towards the island. Well, Ana fizzled out. But then came hurricane Bill. I decided to postpone the trip until the following week. I kept a watch on the weather and saw that Bill was projected to turn north about 300-400 miles from the island and totally miss. Great news! The trip planning was back on. The flights were wide open in each direction since it is low season so I booked a hotel on Wednesday evening and departed Indianapolis on Thursday morning. I flew a Delta Connection Embraer 175 from Indianapolis to Atlanta and got first class. The ... read more

Oh well, That is what made it less crowded most likely. Wow, the church is so massive! It was almost overwhelming to take in the beauty of everything inside and out. I was really in awe of the peace I felt here. We had spent a good hour inside St. Peter's Basilica, looking at all the details. It was crowded, but not overly. We had talked about how quiet it was in there even with thousands of people inside. I know it is out of respect, but still hard to believe the stillness. The Vatican Museum was amazing! I love the details in everything. Even with all our technology, they cannot reproduce the beauty of the walls and ceilings in there. The Sistine Chapel is truly a sight to see! Oh how I wish I could ... read more

I had always wanted to visit Egypt. There are millions of things to see there and two days is not enough, but I did what I could in that amount of time. I left Indianapolis on Thursday afternoon on a Continental Express Embraer 145 to Newark. The NYC area was under air traffic control delays as usual, so I ended up getting there with only an hour to spare for the next flight. After arrival, I checked in for my flight to Madrid. This flight was lightly booked, so I stretched out in my whole row of 4 seats. I arrived into Madrid early Friday morning and headed over to the Cairo flight. The Agent gave me a lot of grief for not having an Egyptian Visa and was not going to allow me to go, ... read more

We awoke at 6 am and left for CDG airport. Our flight was at 9:30 am and was smooth and routine. We arrived in Detroit at 1 pm. The flight used up all nine scheduled hours due to headwinds. We had about five hours in DTW airport before finally heading back to Fort Wayne. Drove home from there to Indy and that was it! Our daughter loved visiting Paris and It was actually my wifes first time there too. "Last time in Paris was strange"----Queensryche.... read more