FUN-travel: Palermo, Sicily to Heathrow Airport Hilton

December 28, 2013 by  

Day 44 – Tuesday, October 29 – Terrasini, Sicily to Heathrow, London – full sun – high 75 – low 59

What I LIKE

  • 6:28 – depart (ahead of time)
  • 6:37 – cross tracks
  • 6:47 – arrive Avis
  • nice man gets there early and checks us out
  • no garage & next to terminals – easy getting shuttle
5 Monreale, Italy

Monreale

  • 7:10 – shuttle takes us
  • **7:15 – arrive
  • go for a cappuccino – have to have it reheated
  • 8:10 – checked in & bags are 44 lb (carry ons loaded)
  • 8:20 – breeze through security – computers, shoes, liquids no problema!
  • ***8:35 – boarding starts
  • 9:05 – push back! only 15 mins late
  • 10:50 – arrives Munich on time
  • +walk to B gates – don’t have to go through security only customs
  • 11:30 – hang out in airport – lunch – Caesar salad & tomato mozzarella Panini, 2 diet cokes – $18 Euro
  • ++1:20 – flight on time – only 2 hrs
  • 2:25 – arrive Heathrow
  • 2:35 – @ passport control
20 Monreale, Italy

Monreale

  • +++3:00 – baggage claim – WATCH! Bathroom door is stuck again and won’t open!
  • Nice lady hears me banging and opens it
  • 3:15 – my bag shows up – Chris’s 5 mins later
  • Costa Coffee cappuccino break
  • #4:00 – take shuttle to Hilton Terminal 5
  • 4:15 – arrive Hilton – Sunita checks us in & upgrades us to Concierge Level – WATCH! (Chris used to have platinum status when he was working)
  • 6:00 – 8:00 happy hour! Appetizers, cheese, veggies, sandwiches – dinner is served!
  • 11:00 – really midnight for us
17 Agrigento, Italy

Agrigento

What I DON’T LIKE

  • 4:30 am wake up
  • 5:20 am get up
  • 6:20 – lukewarm cappuccino
  • 6:33 – train coming & miss crossing tracks by nanosecond
  • *they don’t open until 7 am
  • have to pay Italian road tax $35.50 US
  • **huge long line @ Air Berlin only 2 agents
  • ***more hurry up & wait on jetway
  • plane is packed full
  • +have to wait 30 mins for agent to come to stamp our passports
  • ++more  plane packed full
  • +++bags delayed because bar code scanner issue
  • #this is not anywhere near terminal 5 – Terminal 4 has the Hilton
  • Costs $22 for 2 rt tickets! Bus comes every 30 mins – WATT

WATCH – What Are The CHances!
WATT – What Are They Thinking!

1 Segesta, Italy

Segesta

FUN-fact – Italy is home to the greatest number of World Heritage Sites with a total of 49.

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