Sunday and Monday Feb 7 - Off to India

Sunday and Monday Feb 7 - Off to India
Tony picked us up at 8am. We had been up since 6am unable to sleep from the excitement. We arrived with no incidents and plenty of talk. After checking our backs we headed for our gate when whom should we run into? John Karwoski on his 3rd trip to JoBurg settling papers etc. before moving there for a 2yr stint in South Africa. Hope they get a an apartment with two spare bedrooms to accommodate the family and friends who will visit. We were to be on the same plane. Our Delta DC8 took off on schedule and we arrived in Atlanta on time. John had a long wait..9 hours... we only a few. The transatlantic leg was to be on a 777 arriving in Paris at an uncool 5:55am. Let's do shorthand
- ate our "empty the fridge & bread box" lunch, drank our carry on miniatures - boarded and took off on time (luckily seating was 2-5-2) - the movies we saw were: Love Happens; The Invention of Lying (skip this one) ; The Secret Life of Bees -we are unimpressed with Delta on account of no choice in movie watching; mediocre food; $7 beers and faulty chair enhancements
Flew Air France to New Dehli in 747 - Zosia in the Aisle, Joseph in the window, a large young modern Siek sitting in the middle dress in a shark-skin suit and cowboy boots. He was quite friendly, but really wanted to sit in the window seat. He explained how the Sieks were and his family was very traditional. He shared his wedding pictures with me, and when we felt he offered to let us come stay with him and his family while in India. Flight movies were - Where the wild things are and some crazy Bollywood comedy that didn't know when to end.
Plane was 1-1/2 hours late so we arrived at the hotel at 2:30 am on Tuesday, up for breakfast with our excellent guide at 9:00 am