In search of a Toucan

Following a lovely catch up ,in london with friends made in Borneo, i went to bed at midnight,only to have to get up at 2.30am and drive to the airport.
Im happiest ,when parking the car at the airport ,to use the midstay car park ,as its most familiar,from when I'm in the airport for Chaplaincy
However ,I was departing from Terminal 2 ,and had to allow time for the walk over ,with my luggage
Its exciting to be departing from the new T2 as Id seen the developments ongoingly so trying to work out the new layout ,was a brain tease when sleep deprived
Im flying Air France premium economy which I wasn't impressed at the thought of doing .However ,once in situ on the Paris to San Jose leg of the journey ,I was given a freebies pouch ,with socks ,toothbrush eyemask etc ,champagne and an individually wrapped wet cloth ...not bad ...but not Emirates ! Food was ok too,but no menu...!...not like Emirates!
The seats recline with leg support and foot rest ..as well as adjustable headrest ....Quilt was decent ,as was the tv screen, but i struggled to find anything I liked ,to watch,until I found Belle and Sebastian ,a film from my childhood about a boy and a wild dog
My 4hr transit at Charles de Gaulle airport was a chaotic transfer ...its a crazy airport !
16hrs after leaving manchester airport ,I arrived in San Jose
With help ,i found the shuttle for my hotel...its now 6pm local time
The hotel told me I wasnt booked in with them and in fact the hotel was full
Id accidentally booked San Jose airport hotel in California !
I had to walk to the hotel next door and see if they had any availability ...fortunately ,i got the last available room at huge expense ...The room was huge with a kitchenette ,lounge area walk in wardrobe .I was only going to need it for 12hrs ! 🤦‍♀️
Anyway i was glad of it and that id finally arrived as id had a rather epic 48hrs ,taking my quick day trip to London into accountRead more