On our way....from JFK!

Look! I rhymed!

I've already been traveling for too long and I haven't even gotten on the international flight yet, much less the train in Italy to get us safely from Milan to Florence. I'll probably only get sillier from here...I should warn Martin (Martin: Watch out!).

Anyway, we are flying Delta, which means standby, and this is Martin's first trip down that rabbit hole. I've already read him the standby code of ethics (My luggage will always be carry on, my bag will always be rolling etc) and he has practiced his first bout of lurking.

Note: Gate lurking is one of the key survival skills in any standby traveler's arsenal. It's right below packing light, and right above being capable of showering in an airport bathroom when standby goes bad.

Anyhoo--pictures posted are of Martin's first lurking. Ahhh....to be so young! (and clean!) We have good chances of making this flight, meaning that the lurking will not be in vain. BUT, we are both here so early that I don't even know where we stand. I will say, however, that the crowd waiting to go to Milan with us is....varied?...and....seasoned?.....and just ever so slightly grim. Though, that could be the fact that they are sitting in JFK.

So--this is Day .5 of our trip. However, it promises to be delightful--Martin handed me a travel guide when I arrived, and when I looked up and said: "We have to--" he finished my sentence with: "Go to the chocolate place that is in our neighborhood. Absolutely!"

Yay Martin! Yay Italy! Please be kind to us Delta!!

c.