Today I woke up this morning to a pleasant surprise: an email from Cunard with a few attachments enclosed. I finally have all the necessary paperwork (or at least, the forms that are required in order to obtain all necessary paperwork) to sign onto the Queen Victoria on September 18th.
Included in the email was my flight information, which is something I had been waiting on for quite some time now. It wasn't a life or death situation, as I don't leave for another 2 weeks, but I just wanted to know. I am scheduled to depart JFK on an Air France plane September 16th at 9:15 pm, and after a 90-minute layover the following morning at Charles de Gaulle airport outside Paris, I arrive at 2:15 PM on Wednesday, September 17, in Venice, which should give me PLENTY of time to explore Venice that evening prior to boarding the ship some time on Thursday Morning.
Venice is one of those places that I feel like everyone should go see at least once in their lifetime. I have heard mixed things about the city; some people say it is dirty, and most people say it smells bad. But in the end, it is practically a floating city, which negates foul odors and dirt/trash sitting on the city streets or floating on the canals. Besides, anyone who knows me knows that trash doesn't seem to bother me. My mother was right in buying me a little sign with a skull and cross-bones pirate symbol on it which states "THIS ROOM IS A WRECK". I have wanted to see Venice ever since first hearing about it as a child and am glad that day will finally come.
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