We finally arrived in Toulouse at about 2:00 today after another interesting morning of travel. Our flight from Heathrow was delayed 20 minutes waiting for two filmmakers on their way to Africa. This delay then caused us to miss our connecting flight in Amsterdam. Because of Ron's limited movement, we always have some type of airport transportation shuttle us b/w gates or to baggage claim. In Amsterdam we shared a trolley w/ two men, and when we got to our gate, we discovered that b/c our flight was late arriving, we missed our connecting flight to Toulouse. Here's the irony of this whole situation. The two men sharing the trolley w/ us were the two passengers for whom our London flight had waited. Waiting for them in London meant we had to wait an additional two hours in the Amsterdam airport w/ no way to contact Cory and Anna in Toulouse to let them know that we missed our flight. This is a good travel note as well: when giving flight information to loved ones be sure to include the confirmation or itinerary numbers. W/o them the airline won't release any details.
All the travel trauma was worth it to see Cory, Anna, Lexi, Livi, and Cyrus in their beautiful home in the Toulouse suburb of Cornebarrieu. We ate a delicious meal on their patio, complete w/ a champagne toast to our arrival. Doors and windows here have no screens b/c there are very few bugs, which makes me wonder if, upon Cory's returned to the States, they'll run into the screen patio door a few times before remembering they're back in the U.S. and no longer in France.
Lexi, 6, amazes me w/ her French....she has the most delightful accent, sounding like a native French speaker. Livi, 5, is much quieter, and she always speaks in English but w/ the sweetest French accent. Cyrus, 18 months, mostly grunts, and we're not quite sure yet if they're English or French. They have neighbors who are French natives, and it is adorable to hear Lexi rattle off in French. In fact, when I want to know how to say something or how to pronounce it, I ask Lexi.
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