We found out on Tuesday that the airport personnel in Venice were going on strike the next day...the day we were scheduled to...fly to Venice.
Not good!
So we spent the next 24 hours watching the flights take off and land...or be cancelled. Steve googled the driving directions to Italy. And praying...lots of praying.
The flights were looking good and we headed to the airport around 7pm. We checked in and tried to check all 4 of our bags. Since we were flying on a low cost airline, we could check 45 kg of luggage. We were slightly over. We could either pay a surcharge or carry one on the plane. I grabbed the smallest bag to carry on and we took off for the security line.
I put the bag, my pocketbook, and Maria's backpack on the belt and walked through the metal detector. The scanner had her hand on my bag and asked if it was mine. I nodded and she said, "you have a scissors in here?". She had this odd look on her face. I thought a moment and then it hit me. Yes I did! I was planning on checking that bag so I had put the scissors in there. Then she said, "and lots of liquids". Then it really hit me...ALL... and I mean ALL our toiletries were in that bag.
The picture says it all....
I think the only "contraband" I didn't have in there was a lighter!
Here is the complete list of illegal items I tried to carry on the airplane:
Hairspray
Mousee
Sunscreen
Aftershave
Pastas
Saline
Shampoo
Toothpaste
Facial Cleanser
Bath get
Lotion
Razor
6 inch Scissors
Mousee
Sunscreen
Aftershave
Pastas
Saline
Shampoo
Toothpaste
Facial Cleanser
Bath get
Lotion
Razor
6 inch Scissors
The scanners must have thought that we've been living under a rock for the past year!
Needless to say, Steve went back and paid to check that bag. So we're in Venice now and will board the cruise ship tomorrow.
