Why Ryan Air Pisses Me Off

So we found this great fare to fly down to Venice on Ryanair.com (for those stateside, Ryan Air is the Southwest Airlines of Europe). The rate only came out to just under 50 euro for our whole family to fly roundtrip which comes out to around $75.00 Not bad, eh? Wrong. Take off you hoser! Check out my bill below:

********47.97 EUR Total Fare
********90.42 EUR Taxes, Fees & Charges
********30.00 EUR Passenger Fee: Airport Check in
********40.00 EUR Passenger Fee: Infant
********24.00 EUR Passenger Fee: CC
********20.00 EUR Passenger Fee: BAG
*******252.39 EUR Total Paid

Let's recap: 24 Euro for the priveledge of using my visa card to book the tix on the website. Are you kidding? That 20 euro baggage fee is for ONE bag. Also, Luke's ticket was the most expensive of them all. Again, our four month old has to pay 20 euro each way while we only have to pay around 8. Go figure.

So here's the deal: Even at 252 euro, Venice is worth every penny. The place is amazing and we are really looking forward to spending some more time (and hopefully less money) in that magical city. Check out the attached pix I took of the city at sunset from our first trip down there. Good stuff.

We're now officially in the visitor season. We're thrilled to have some company this summer. No, seriously! Our time is getting short here and we're on a mission to see some places we've never been. Our friends and family are going to be along for the ride as we do one last sightseeing conquest of the continent.