Not to mention the cars, rickshaws, tuck-tucks,
elephants and camels.
Whoever said "Getting there is half the fun" must have stopped flying before 9/11.
The constant document checks, security checks, waiting, duplication of procedures, crowded planes and withering food and service on the flights makes travel an ordeal these days.
Although, to be fair, we only experienced one flight delay, our very first, out of Albany. This resulted in a "Hold that plane!" dash in Cincinatti as we changed terminals and barely got on our next flight, which indeed was being held for us. The real miracle, was that our luggage was never lost and even beat us to San Francisco.
An example of the frustration in travel was experienced in LA, where we could see our next plane parked about 70 yards from us as we docked, but had to walk almost a mile to get to, including leaving the building, going up and down a couple of flights, re-doing security and doubling back.
No wonder we have 21 glasses of wine on the table in the photo above. This was our first night of the trip in San Francisco where we met up with Greg and Linda Decker for a great meal at Bacar's - bruscheta, bacon wrapped venison and spaetzel. By the time we get to bed at The Queen Anne, we've been awake for almost 24 hours.
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