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Well, finally on my seat here on the plane. The plane was originally scheduled to depart 40 minutes ago, but there was a huge mess at checkin, and then another at the gate with all of the stand by seats, so that's not surprising in and of itself. What's worrisome is the fog outside the plan - I can see the next plane besides us, but not much else. Hopefully everything goes through ok, but should the worst occur, atleast I'd end up with an extra night in Paris - miles better than another day in Casablanca.
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Sitting on the plane - I think our meal is coming soon. It feels like we were in Paris days ago, instead of earlier today. I'm super tired, which is understandable, but am also starved which is a bit odd. The info screen says we're currently somewhere over Ireland, and its covered in snow - the only way I can tell it isn't clouds is because I can still see all the lines separating the different properties.
This morning started off pretty early - first we decided to hit the Eiffel tower, and ended up having an overpriced breakfast at a nearby cafe - though my cafe creme was fantastic, and you couldn't beat the scenery. Then, since it was still to early for shops to be open, we decided to forego visiting the galleries Lafayette since there wouldn't be enough time to shop anyways, and instead headed towards Notre Dame. It was cool - all three of us had been before, but it was dressed up for Christmas, with a giant tree out front, and then a nativity scene inside. It was fun wandering a little, since that had been our original plan for Paris had we arrived on schedule. We wandered up towards the hotel de ville, which was similarly decorated for Christmas. There was a skating rink out front, and also free carousels. We also hit up a few touristy shops, and I got a yummy crepe and hot chocolate at a haagen daaz cafe. Then it was back to the hotel, to get back to the airport.
The airport was kind of a mess, but apparently a huge improvement over the previous days. When we finally found the right desk, we ended up having to be bumped to the front of the line to avoid missing our flight. But, when we go to get our boarding passes, we end up on the standby list, which is ridiculous as we should have been confirmed all the way through, and the luggage was already set to go ahead. Anyways, after some drama we get two confirmed seats, and then I go through security on standby, along with a huge crowd of people. Ultimately, I think we all made it on to the plane though - the ongoing problems accross Europe meant that a whole bunch of people wound up missing their connections. I wasn't one of thE lucky few to get upgraded seats, but arleast I got a window. I even had time to stop by the Laduree counter before boarding, conveniently beside our gate. Passing by the shop and picking up some macarons was one of the only things on my to do list in Paris, and it was nice to be able to check it off. Only thing left undone was duty free shopping - there was no time at the gate, and apparently the on board shop stopped carrying alcohol.
Anyways, this trip, and especially these past few days has completely tired me out. I'm going to try to nap. With Christmas coming up, It might be awhile before I come back to put up a final post recapping this trip. Until then, I hope you all enjoyed following along with our Moroccan and Parisian adventure. As always, i welcome any comments you may have, and feel free to send me any questions you have about the places I visited or about travel in general.
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