On the flight out, we sat on the runway for 5 hours before they decided to scrub the flight and start over in the morning. During the trip, the 9/11 terrorist attack occurred and my flight home was 5 days after that. It was utter pandemonium! Getting out of Italy wasn't so bad, but the connecting flight out of Heathrow was pure hell. I remember standing OUTSIDE the terminal for several hours in the rain just waiting to get in the line to get in line inside the terminal. Not typical travelling conditions, but it made me wary of international travel...