Tuesday - Arrivederci Roma!

We had breakfast at the hotel and then used the hotel shuttle (for a small fee, of course) to get to the airport.  It took us a bit to find the right terminal.  Choosing the right line ended out being the theme of the day. We finally got our boarding passes.  We had time to do some last minute shopping to get rid of our extra euros.  Flight to Charles de Gaulle was on Air France.  The rest of the trip was Delta.  In Paris, we had to find the correct place to be.  We did not have much time to spare there but Joyce and Sharon were able to buy some macarons at Laduree in Paris.  These are absolutely the best macarons.  Joyce had never had one before.  Sharon shared the macarons on the flight to New York since it was a food item that would not be allowed into the country.

Unfortunately I still had my camera on sunset mode so they are a little washed out.  

The flight to NY was long but they had free wine and 2 meals.  I watched a few movies.  We arrived late into New York.  Then started the mad house.  This was a new terminal and maybe they have not worked out all of the kinks.  But it was a MESS.  We got an orange slip of paper which indicated that we had a tight connection, but then so did almost everyone else. No line, or one massive line, all pushing to move forward.  The time of boarding our next plane came and went.  

We finally got through but by the time we got our luggage and got through customs our plane had long gone.  So more lines to find the right line to get a new flight home.  The only real choice was to spend the night in NY and catch the same flight on Wednesday.  Kris called the TravelGuard insurance people and they booked us in a close hotel.  Hampton Inn at JFK.  It is a nice hotel.  \

The restaurant is in the Hilton but it was right next door.  In fact we did not have to go outside to get to it.  Very good meal.  Kris and I had the pork chop (we should have split it) and Sharon and Joyce had the baked chicken.  Yummy.  

Another long day.  But now we have a day in New York to enjoy.