crazy crowds

Flying out of town on vacation in the middle of school holidays turned out to be, well, crowded. We got to the airport in Lyon two hours early like we wanted to (because we flew on Easy Jet which means you aren’t assigned a seat in advance… so promptness is extra important). But we still didn’t get in line to check in until 90 minutes before our flight. That’s how long it took us to find a parking place then ride the shuttle to the terminal. The parking lot made lots at malls at home on Christmas Eve look wide open. We drove and drove and drove. From the paved lot, onto a dirt lot, back to a paved section. It was crazy. Then we went to get on the shuttle bus… along with far too many other people. We were the first stop, so we managed to get on ok. But at the four stops that followed, people still stuffed their way on. I should have asked Bill if it rivaled the subway in Japan, but I think it had to. The problem is… next time I’m planning a trip… it will be during a school holiday… on a cheap no-assigned-seats airline… I guess we’ll just have to leave for the airport even earlier.

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