Dee Goes to Italy & Ireland
Dee was very excited about her first transoceanic crossing! She was especially pleased to be able to travel in business class. She was a little nervous before take off, so she sipped her complimentary champagne and worked her crossword puzzle to calm her nerves.
She loved the new touch screen entertainment system. She was able to pick what she wanted to watch. She chose the flight information screen.
She made her selection from the Business Elite Menu and Wine List. She decided on the Lamb, politely adding, "if you have enough" when she place her order.
She enjoyed a glass of wine and some warm nuts before the meal.
The lamb was delicious but was more than Dee could eat. She had to pass on the ice cream sundae.
She fell asleep right after the meal.
When Dee awoke, she was in Venice! Dee doesn't have a passport, so she had to sneak through passport control with the crew. Some of her friends were arriving on a later flight, so Dee made a sign with their names on it in case they didn't recognize her.
Once she hooked up with her friends, they left the airport & went into Venice. It was so pretty and sunny and Dee was so glad to be there that she bought a round of beers for her friends at an outdoor cafe.
Dee's hotel room was right on a canal. She could see gondola's go by right under her window!
She spent the day sightseeing and when she got back to the room she was very tired. She decided to soak her feet in the convenient foot washing tub.
Dee fancied herself a bit of a tour guide for the rest of the group, so she studied the map and guidebook to familiarize herself with her surroundings.
She stopped for a baby beer (biera picola) at Osteria del Garganghelo on Via Garibaldi.
It was so warm, it was very important for Dee to stay hydrated, so she got a large bottle of water at the next stop.
Before long, Dee had to leave Venice behind and travel to Dublin so she could attend a friend's surprise birthday party. She flew jumpseat on Aer Lingus to Dublin and snuck through passport control again. She was exhausted when she got to the crew hotel, but she needed to check her schedule. She got out her laptop and connected to the hotel's broadband.
When she finished, she fell asleep beneath the fluffy down comforter.
The next morning, she went to the airport to pick up her rental car.
She got the smallest car they had, but she still had trouble seeing over the steering wheel. She had to remember to drive on the left side of the road on her way to the birthday party.
She got there a little early, so she stopped into the pub across the street. She played cards while she waited. After she beat everyone, nobody wanted to play with her anymore so she just played solitaire.
She had time for one more pint of Harp before heading across the street to the birthday party.
She enjoyed the party & got back to the B&B very late. When she woke up, the sun was shining in her window.
It was chilly in the room so she warmed herself on the furnace.
She got ready quickly so she wouldn't miss breakfast. There's nothing like a good old Full Irish Breakfast!
After breakfast, she studied the map and planned a scenic drive along the coast that would take her back to Dublin for her flight home the next morning.
Dee had a great time. She has promised to send off her passport application so she'll be ready for the next big international adventure!.