Day 3 - August 8th, 2006

WE ARE THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE ALIVE!!! Yeah, yeah, we are newlyweds on our honeymoon, of course we’re happy. But most importantly right now, WE HAVE OUR LUGGAGE! For those of you who tuned in to the last article, you know that as of a few minutes ago, we had our backpacks, and that was it. Yes, we were “backpacking” through Europe – while staying at the Ritz!

Getting to the airport this morning was quite a fiasco! While the concierge seemed SO confident we would have our luggage delivered to us either at the hotel or on the boat, we didn’t want to take our chances. We loaded into a cab again and went back to the airport. After schlepping back and forth between terminals, customs officials who didn’t speak English, and two different baggage claim areas, we found the spot. As we turned around the corner, we saw a bright blue bag making the turn around the carousel. Could it be?! We both sprinted across the room and sure enough- OUR BAGS WERE HERE!!!! We can finally breathe again (and change clothes!).

Well, we learned a few life lessons over the past two days: 1- ALWAYS pack an extra pair of clothes and essential toiletries in your carry-on. 2- Split your clothes among the bags, so if only one is lost, you have a bit of everything on you. And 3- don’t have a 45 minute layover on an international flight!

Ok, we’re going to hit the beach, now that we have our bathing suits! We’ll check in later from the cruise, when hopefully we’ll actually be able to post these.