Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Portugal 2023: Day 0

 


The travel day. Had a tiny snag early in the morning, when it turned out that we ordered a Toyota Corolla to take four of us and four bags to the airport. The recovery was quick - got a Highlander less than 5 mins later, got to the airport 3 hours before the flight, went through check-in and security process really fast, and then spent two hours waiting for the flight.  In SFO they did not require us to take the shoes off, nor did they want to see our laptops. The flight to Boston was uneventful and comfortable - all four of us got assigned seats in the emergency exit rows, plus this is a new plane, so the economy seats were wide, and had plenty of legroom even in regular rows.  Watched Guardians of The Galaxy 3 (much better than Guardians of the Galaxy 2) and Empire Records (got nostalgic for 1990s vibes, learned that Tobey McGuire plays a bit part in the movie).

Upon arrival to Boston, we had to change terminals (A to E), which involved a bit of a hike - crossing the highway along the walkway, crossing a huge parking garage structure and going back through the security.  In Boston, they did want shoes off and all electronics out, but the line was short, and we got to our gate just in time for boarding.  Olga and I had seats in the center of the plane, but the third seat in our row was empty, so we had plenty of space.  Watched two episodes of Star Trek Discovery.

Arrived to Lisbon on time. The rest will be in Day 1 report.








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