Day 1 - 16 April, 2005: Departure

Well, it's another year and another European Vacation. Like last year, we're killing two birds with one stone and picking up a new car for Angela: a BMW X3 3.0i "Sports Activity Vehicle." We're going for 2 weeks this time; so we've used up every one of our suitcases. One of these days we'll learn how to pack light.

This is our first Saturday departure and it was a welcome change to be able to take our time and have a nice leisurely morning before we had to head out to the airport. Our flight was on time as is typical for the international flights we've taken. Unfortunately, like every other international flight we've taken, we got no sleep.