Homeward Bound

I’m extremely surprised that I slept at all last night, but I did. I slept a full 6 hours which is quite rare for me. When I woke up this morning, all that was required was a quick shower and to throw my remaining toiletries in my luggage and go.

As advised by American Express Travel, I arrived at the airport 3 hours early. I think I am flying a brand new airlines named OpenSkies. I believe they are somehow related to British Airways and I was able to use my British Airways Executive Club membership to earn miles.

I have to say, if this is a new airlines, so far I am quite impressed. When I gave them my British Airway Executive Club number, I was immediately invited to the VIP lounge. The staff in the lounge is friendly, the bar is stocked, WiFi is free (as it should be everywhere), and there are little snacks everywhere. From the research I did on the OpenSkies website, they are a Business Class airlines, meaning that all the seats and services on the plane are what you would expect from a regular airlines business class service. I’ll report back to you after the flight and let you know.

Overall, Paris was a great experience I am glad I did it. I enjoyed myself, but I think I was there a week too long. Once the work was done and I went into ‘Trainer’ mode, I didn’t have any patience left. I got out just before I blew a gasket. But ass excited as I am to get home, I know the next couple of days are going to be stressful. Although homeward bound, I’m actually packing up my home and putting everything into storage. With the expectation of being in Europe for at least another four months, there is no reason to pay New York City rent when I won’t even be in New York City. If everything goes according to plan, all of the chaos should come to an end when I actually finish the packing and the moving.

Saturday night is reserved for the Peter Rauhofer dance party that is supposed to be held at the Santos Party House. I’ve missed all my dancing buddies – friends from New York City to Boston. I am trying to make sure they will all be there to dance with me Saturday night. I haven’t had any problems convincing the New York City folks of being there – it’s the Boston folks I might have to do a little begging for.

So – New York City for a week and then the next stop is Germany. Auf Wiedersehen!