So I left my hotel in Florence this morning at 7am (the last airport shuttle for the group) for a flight from Florence to Amsterdam at 12:35pm. First when I got there I tried to check in but they wouldn’t allow me to check in till the plane from Amsterdam to Florence took off. So at 10:10am (the time the woman today me to come back) I got back in line to check in. 10:30 rolls around and no one has been checked in. At 10:35 (after a man asked) they announce the incoming flight was delayed over an hour. They then out us into two lines, those who’s final destination was Amsterdam and those with connections. I ended up in the front of the connections line and went first. They spoke in Italian in front of me trying to figure a reroute out for about 5 minutes then had me follow them to another airline counter where they talked again for 5 minutes and finally went to the Alitalia flight counter where they worked it out. They told me to go to Rome and then I would get to Amsterdam. When I asked what time she replied tomorrow at 1pm.
Unfortunately the flight to Rome was boarding in about 10 minutes so I hardly got time to say goodbye to all my friends before dashing through security and immediately getting on the bus to the airplane. I didn’t sleep on the flight to Rome (only 30 minutes though) and when I arrived I started playing “Help Desk Hop” trying to find a fast way home.
After about 30 minutes of being tossed around the only thing I got was an earlier flight to Amsterdam. I left Rome at 3:20pm and landed at 5:40pm in Amsterdam. Thankfully while on my flight my dad and brother worked to find me a place to stay over night.
After arriving at 5:40 I walked to the curb and caught the shuttle to the hotel. Luckily the hotel has made up for this madness! I have a lovely hotel room, Internet, and there was a great walking trail! Now I’m relaxing in bed and I’m heading to bed soon! Hopefully by 1:55pm central stand rda time tomorrow I will be home in Texas!!
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