...for 26 euros/plate.
Sorry about that. I don't know what happened to my post. This really stinks cause now I have to try and remember what I said.
Okay, so where were we???
Oh yes, by the time our meal was over, Adrienne was screaming for everything and trying to run around the place. I really wanted to stay and savour the dessert buffet (I only got to try about 3 small pastries and there were 2 more I wanted...), but duty calls. So we got out of there as the people next to us were starting to glare, and when we got to our room I saw it was about 10pm. Oh, no wonder our kids are getting restless.
Needless to say, it didn't take us long to fall asleep, and it felt so good to be sleeping in a bed instead of on a plane!
After our wake up call at 6:30 am, we got ready and went to enjoy the (free!) breakfast buffet. Wow. I am noticing a food theme in Italy. Good thing I don't live here or I would be severely overweight. More wonderful pastries and rich yogurt and cheeses, not to mention the eggs, sausages, etc. And yes, amazing coffee.
Once again, everything went smoothly at the airport. For a bit I was scared that they wanted a Dr's notice for me to travel being pregnant. But I wasn't 100% sure of how far along I was, so I kind of fudged through that one. (Sometimes not knowing pays off!)
After we checked in, we went to find some more gelati. Who cares if it's 9:00 in the morning??? How many times in my life can I have gelati in Milan? Of course we needed to accompany the gelati with some more espresso.
The flight on Air Alitalia was uneventful. Very long. That's about it. Oh, almost all the flight attendants were male (not sure if this is relevant or not...) and it cracked me up to watch them. They sure take their job seriously. They would practically run up and down the aisles getting the meals out. Excellent service though, I must say. Just funny.
It was cute to watch the girls form a little friendship with one of the other little passengers on board. She didn't speak a whole lot of English, but nevertheless, they were all giggling like crazy by the time we landed in Toronto.
Toronto was a bit of a let down. Yes, it was wonderful to hear so many people speaking English (especially customs officers, etc!), but how boring to come back to plain old Canada where everything is the same, nothing unexpected...you know? Definitely mixed feelings about that one.
We hung out and had a bite to eat and before we knew it, it was time to board the plane for home! Too bad this was the only flight on the entire trip where we each had our own tv screen with our choice of what to watch. Yeah, I could have really used that on the 9 hour flights instead of the 2 hour one...
It was wonderful to see Dad and Mom waiting for us at the airport! They had bought milk, bread, eggs, etc. for us so we didn't have to stop on the way home. We chatted for a bit and headed for bed.
The girls slept pretty well considering that it felt like the middle of the day to them. Olivia and Adrienne were up at 5am. Daryl was nice enough to take them outside and soon I heard them on the swings, screaming and having a grand old time. Around 7:30, when we had all finished breakfast, I looked at the clock and was surprised to see that it wasn't somewhere around 10:00! Crazy.
We are slowly adjusting to being back home. It is so good to be back. It's wonderful to come back to summer here! Now if we can dig ourselves out from under the suitcases and laundry piles, we'll be doing well. Jet lag is way worse this time around for me! I just can't seem to catch up. The girls are managing alright though - they slept in until 6:30 this morning, so we're on the way! I'm so glad Mom and Dad were here for a couple days to help us get back into things. It was also fun to have them here for Anna-Christina's 6th birthday.
I will really try to get some pictures on here. It's time consuming to go through them and pick out what I think would be interesting to you. And right now I must admit, it's not a priority. But I will TRY!
Thanks for all the comments and sorry to leave you hanging last post! :-)
I'm starting to use the backspace more than I'm typing so I think I better stop.
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I wish I was around to help you out... take the girls. I know how long it can sometimes take to settle back in after a long period away. I hope you get your rest too. Is Daryl right back at work or did he have any time off?
that was fun to read. now i want to go to italy, too. :) hope that you're getting over the jet-lag by now...
A planeful of Italian men dashing around willing and eager to serve? Man, I would have liked to be on that flight!
Okay, I gotta know who left that comment about the Italian men! Cracked me up.
Who do you think it was?
Hi, Robyn - I don't know if I've ever left a comment here before, but I confess I HAVE been reading. : )
Unlike your flight, most of our flight attendants on Alitalia were women although there was one nice-looking fellow! And we had little, individual TVs - I'm so sorry you didn't!
I would naturally think that comment was from Rachel, but she'd be bold enough to leave her name so maybe not. : )
Okay, I think that's long enough for the first time. : )
Jenn? Is that you??
good post(s), it makes me want to travel! get some sleep, b/c i'm going to try calling you again sometime! :)
your post makes me hungry!
Okay, fine, it was me, I made the comment. Are you still reading your comments back here?
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