The flights were interesting coming over. I got to Charlotte and thru immigration in 5 minutes, but it got worse from there. They had to take all the crew off the ramp because of storms, so baggage was packed with about 10 flights ahead of me that had been stuck waiting for bags. I had 2 hours and I spent a good 1 1/2 waiting for the luggage to come out. I was lucky enough to just make my flight!
The good news is they got new socks, well at least better colors!
Also they got new bags. They are actually nice and come with a $75 off coupon for Cole Haan.
I got a good nights sleep and woke up to a nice breakfast in Rome.
The best news was that my luggage arrived with me! I was excited to use my new passport for the first time… Only to have only one line open, So much for shorter lines!
All checked in an waiting for my flight to Catania now.

