She loves looking up bargains on the net - things like priceline.com - expedia.com - and deals.com she can't resist.
So back in London - in our little flat - she was lying in bed - working deals. Usually she lands a whopper - and she thought she did this time. She bought a package for $600. It included 3 night in a hotel by the beach - and two plane tickets form the London City Airport - a very small airport that only handles STOL - short takeoff and landing planes.
We took a cab to the airport and got to our plane. It was a really neat plane holding 120 people - 20 rows with 6 abreast. The plane was a joy - we taxied down the runway - not a taxiway - turned around. The pilot gunned the 4 jet engines and we took off like a rocket. We jumped off that little runway - so far so good. We cruised at 30,000 feet - at almost 500 mph. The reason I know is because I had the suction cup of my GPS stuck to the window. We crosses the English Channel - followed the Seine River to Paris - went over Lyon and even saw snow in the Alps. Finally we landed right next to the Med. Sea just above the water to come down. It was a steep descent - 100 feet down a second near the end - but ended with a very smooth landing.
In the air - I asked Lulu for the tour package papers. The final bill said 600 POUNDS - not dollars. Lulu assumed that because she was contacting priceline.com - the price was in dollars. So we are paying $1200 for this trip - still not a bad price - but not the deal Lulu thought.
I told her - I was going to use the extra $600 to buy her birthday present - tomorrow - Saturday. Happy Birthday Lulu!
