Princeton, Saturday April 27, 2024
So it has been an action-packed spring! We returned from Northern California on Sunday (where we joined in the joyous celebration of Harvey R.’s 75 years), and now, on Saturday evening, we’re heading for JFK.
For complicated reasons, we’re flying the newish budget airline, Norse Atlantic Airways, to Rome; there have been some quirks already (and more to come: our flight departs JFK at 12:30 AM), but where else can. you fly to Italy for $700 return?
As it happens, our most frequent traveling companions both have names that start with B, so maintaining incognitos is a bit of a trick! Let’s just say that we’re delighted to be joining Connie and Vladimir on this adventure to Rome and Sicily!
A very nice driver picked us up at 8 PM; Connie was already aboard. An extremely entrepreneurial Pakistani immigrant (he owns a limousine service with 15 cars and a couple of small businesses), he told us about life in a Muslim family today.
Although Norse has no online check-in, the process turned out to be fast and straightforward. We were soon in a wine bar having an anticipatory glass of Etna Bianco.