France Day 1-2: London Layover

The flight across the Atlantic was smooth...one student remarked, "This is so cool!" I thought to myself, "If in-flight entertainment gets you stoked, just wait..." We have already lost three boarding passes, had luggage break, met Reba McEntire, and seen students eat a full plate of Chinese food before devouring the airplane fare. I'm worried I didn't suggest a large enough food allowance for some of the kids! We are at Heathrow grabbing lunch and passing the time till they announce our gate assignment. The temperature is 10 Celsius which means no one really knows exactly how cold it is.

Due to the air traffic controllers strike in southern France, our second flight had to be rerouted towards the German border and Italy so we could maintain contact with the ground for the duration of the trip. Viva la France!

Everyone's baggage arrived safely and we drove directly to Cannes where we will be spending the next two nights. Students saw a lot of small European cars on the road and now they understand: gasoline is $7 a gallon and it costs $1800 (US) to take the driving certification course. (at age 18) Jet lag is hitting everyone full force as we finish our first full day of travel and arrival. Till tomorrow!