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Easyjet Mishap

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Part of our Easyjet wing came off while in flight yesterday! The orange cover and the piece of metal that presumably holds the mechanics in place went arrivederci.

I noticed there was an orange cover MISSING while we were flying into Naples from Venice!
As shown clearly in the video when we landed, there are mechanics that are missing, including what appears to be something connecting the upper and lower part of the underwing part, all of which should be covered by the orange cover, which fell off during flight.
As we walked away from the plane, I took a picture of the other wing. You can clearly see that there should be orange covers on the wing supports (a total of three per wing, including the one furthest out, although one closer to the fuselage is not visible here), presumably to guide the plane down to a safe landing. Fortunately, we made it without incident.

The video footage is of the wing that lost the part after we landed. I was holding my breath that everything would go well.

Travel

Venezia Day Trip

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Three videos and three galleries are in this posting.

Us in Venice (Gallery 1 of 3):

Architecture(Gallery 2 of 3):

Art (Gallery 3 of 3) – Unfortunately we did not get video of the birds chasing the swimming rat, but at least we got a good photo of their unsuccessful pursuit:

Chocolate fountain:

Better to watch a gondola ride than to be trapped on one, I say…

San Marco Piazza

Art, Italian, Photos, Travel, Video

Iceland Arrival

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We got to meet my dear friend Sharan’s sister from Italy who happened to be interning for her advanced degree in Reykyavik. We brought her a framed picture from Sharan to save a bunch on shipping charges. Valentina’s English is very good, but it was nice to be able to speak Italian in Reykavik too, which strangely I have done regularly both times I visited Iceland.

We got a cute Airbnb rental which was pretty convenient, although quite a walk to downtown if truth be told. The cabs were pretty plentiful, although expensive at this point with the current exchange rate.

Birthdays, Music, Travel

Las Vegas for Shando’s Birthday

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From our hotel room and walking along the strip…

We stopped by the Venetian, so Shando got to see the FAKE Rialto bridge in Vegas a few months before seeing the real one in Venice!

We also went to Fremont Street (found a terrific vegetarian restaurant nearby called Vegnation).

Pink Panther Theme at the Bellagio

We got to see Christina Aguilera in concert, although ironically it was Celine Dion’s last weekend during her residency there.

Aquarium at Mandalay Bay