Marathon / parkour in Paris airport

…She then looked at us with wide eyes and said, “You have to run fast”

This summer, I visited multiple locations, but one of my favorites was Paris. It was a truly unique experience, and the city views and monuments were absolutely breathtaking. But when it came time to say goodbye (meaning, head to the airport), I tried to stretch the time as much as possible… You know where this is going… We were officially late (like, the last check-in call kind of late). Not that it’s a huge surprise… Hihihi… Whoops! And, of course, because we have the best luck (P.S.: totally being sarcastic), the machine that tags your luggage decided to be complicated, and a security guard had to let us do it manually… Hmnnn, okay… After a few tries (actually, more than a few), we finally managed to get it to work.

Next, we had to hand over our luggage, but the weighing machine wouldn’t function properly, so the lady working there had to do it herself. She then looked at us with wide eyes and said,

“You have to run fast”

Next, we had to hand over our luggage, but the weighing machine wouldn’t function properly, so the lady working there had to do it herself. She looked at us with wide eyes and said, “You have to run fast,” in French, and gave us directions to follow. Ohhhhhh, and did I mention that my dad doesn’t speak French, so the whole situation was in my hands? Well, I was so stressed out that the only word I caught was “Pharmacy”… Yeah… We ended up running in the wrong direction and eventually found our way by asking some people for help. By that time, security guards were aware of our situation and helped us skip the waiting lines, clearing the way for us in the crowded hallways (because we were literally running and jumping over people’s luggage—doing parkour).

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who helped us. You all deserve a pat on the back. Oh, and that’s not even all! We barely managed to catch the last train that took us to another building where some of the boarding gates were… And guess what? Our gate was at the very end of that building, so we had to run yet again. AND WE FINALLY (I repeat, FINALLY) ARRIVED!!! I was practically dead, and then my dad (who has loved running since he was little) says,