If you are unlucky enough to have your flight delayed long enough for a hotel stay, be kind to yourself if it is in your budget and stay at a hotel inside the airport.

The Sheraton Hotel in Toronto provide me with a most welcome respite from the chaos of the airport. The lobby chairs are very comfortable with plenty of places to charge your phone. The tucked away restrooms are clean, spacious and not crowded.

The hotel restaurant provided me with the perfect opportunity to spend my meal coupons from Air Canada. The antioxidant salad with chicken was just what I needed.

When riding the tram choose your cabin mates carefully. As much as I tried to move away from the family of 12 on an adrenaline rush. One man, three woman and 8 1/2 children (one woman was pregnant) they found me and provided no stop action until we exited.

At times the last 24 hours felt like a scene from that movie “Terminal” with Tom Hanks. At least being stranded in Toronto I could speak the language.

I am now waiting to board the plane to Warsaw. Hope to relax and get some sleep.