Getting to Montreal

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Normally flying to a new city is usually no big deal for me, but this time it was different. The first leg of our flight today was from Charlotte to Chicago O'Hare. I had had one previous run in with O'Hare on my way to Rome and a 2 hour layover turned into 6, needless to say i was not pleased. This time would however prove to me that Chicago was ready to repent of its previous transgressions.

First of all we had a perfect view of the skyline from the plane as we flew in over Lake Michigan. I have not been to Chicago really since I lived there when I was not old enough to remember it. My visit this time, however, started off with a 10am Chicago Dog (couldn't pass it up). Then as we were about to board our flight they asked for 7 volunteers to leave two hours later and receive a $250 travel voucher. The group was all for this, and since I am trying to scrounge the money together to come out and see everyone for Conner's wedding I wasn't about to complain. So went and got lunch and came back. And to our surprise, they oversold the flight again and were offering a $250 travel voucher but to leave a 7:45 pm. Well the group was hesitant about arriving so late. However, when we talked to them they offered to switch us to Air Canada leaving at 4:00pm. So we took. For having not spent any money and then making $500 in travel vouchers, I would say this trip is a success already.