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The Return

3:45 a.m., our hosts Monique & Bernard drive us to the train station and escort us to our train in the Lyon-Par Dieu station. They kiss and hug us goodbye, Bernard very unapologetically drips tears. Of course, we reciprocate. How can such warm-hearted and generous people be sad to see their fellow lockdown housemates of three months, leave?

Onward to Paris, Charles De Gaulle Airport, and we have two hours to get our boarding passes, check luggage, go through security and find our gate. I just have to mention that Dan never, I mean never gets through the first go-round due to...