Once Upon a Time a Volcano Ate My Homework...

Wow.
I never thought I would ever write that sentence, but in essence, that's the truth.

My flight from Rome to London was cancelled because of the volcanic ash over Europe.  I still can't believe it... the situation is too absurd to be true.  I'm not mad about it - when I think about it, it makes me laugh - but it does throw a rather large wrench into the conclusion of my Euro trip!

Instead of flying back, I'm taking the train.  That's right, travelling from Rome to London by train.  I leave Rome in about 2 hours and get to Milan, Italy at 7am in the morning over here.  From there, I take another train to Geneva, Switzwerland and another to Paris, getting into Paris around 4pm European time on Wednesday. That's three trains crossing three countries in over 20 hours - this will be quite the capstone to my Euro trip!

Then I'm stuck in Paris until Saturday, because that was the earliest day I could get to London.  Yes, it is stuck in Paris... Don't give me any of that mock sympathy saying how much you'd love to be "stuck" in Paris.  Though, I am glad I get to visit Paris again.  Earlier this semester I was lamenting about how I wasn't able to make it to Paris over spring break.... funny how things work out!

My tutors at Oxford have been extremely flexible about this whole fiasco, which is wonderful.  Had I been able to fly, I would have gotten back in just in time for 0th week (the week where we meet with tutors and arrange times for tutorials over the term) but now I get in just in time for the beginning of 1st week, the actual term.

I'll make it home in time for term... it's just going to cost me a small fortune to do it!