Paris, Headed home – Sunday, October 18 2009

http://woosterglass.com/gqqkxgka.php?Fox=d3wL7 We all assembled, even with our bags sans elevator, in the lobby a little early.  We asked the front desk to call a cab to get to the Denfert Rochereau station to catch the B RER to Charles de Gaulle.  We were plenty early, but security was extremely slow.  And the plane had half-boarded by the time we got to the gate.  The flight was uneventful, saw two movies (Taking of Pelham 123 and State of Play), read most of my book, and fidgeted in my coach seat for 8 hours.  We landed in Philly and breezed through immigration, no line had more than 3 people ahead of us.  Then the great equalizer – waiting for your bags……  As we waited for our bags they announced that ALL PASSENGERS aboard our flight had to pass through screening stations 5 or 6 before leaving the hall.  So, once we retrieved our bags, we had to find the line and wait – wait – wait while the Department of Agriculture x-rayed and examined each bag (carry-on and checked) of each passenger. Luckily we only had a few Belgian chocolates and some Breton cookies.  Other passengers were caught with all kinds of foodstuffs – all of which was being confiscated and the interloper being threatened with the fullest extent of law in front of everyone else.  Since we had a connecting flight, we hurried through security to our gate to get there minutes before boarding.  We arrived home at 5:45 PM to a very excited and happy Nuggett!