I got to the airport in plenty of time for my flight, walked up to the desk to check in and suddenly realized that I had forgotten my passport. Don't even ask me how it happened. For those who know me...this NEVER happens. I am the most organized person. I make checklists every trip I take, but last night I was so tired that I did all my packing, had everything I needed all laid out nicely and then in the morning at the last minute decided to take a different coat. Well, the coat I SHOULD have taken, the one I PLANNED on taking, contained the special key to all my adventures in Europe - My Passport!!
After standing in long lines wanting to tell the other people to hurry up because their problem couldn't be as bad as mine, I finally was told NO repeatedly. I was not getting on that flight without my passport. Not even my UK driving license was helping, which, for a small moment I thought it might because one of the girls was asking about it and thought she could pull a few strings for me. Needless to say, I am now in a hotel in Paris near the airport. Tomorrow morning, I will take a train back to Nantes where my dear friend Vanessa will have already retrieved my passport, and then within half hour I will board another train back to Paris, take the metro to the correct station and then take the EUROSTAR to England. Complicated night...yes. However, it is sorted and I am feeling a lot better about it now. Things like this really do make it an adventure...but not always the happiest adventure. I was pretty gutted when I found out I wasn't getting on my flight tonight. What a great test of patience. I failed though. When someone tells me I can't go to England it is like telling a little kid there is no Santa Clause. Anyways, its been a really long day...and I'm all out of energy! Cross your fingers that I can make it to London by tomorrow night!!
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