Well, we arrived in Paris without any problems. The flight was easy, on time and fairly comfortable. Stacey gave us both some good sleeping pills, and so we spent most of the flight snoring and drooling. But, we woke up ready to take on Paris! After a slight delay at Eurocar we finally got in our zippy Mercedes. Lucky for us, it is equipped with a GPS system, which has already been a life-saver. Without it we may STILL be looking for our first hotel. Driving in Paris was challenging and a bit crazy. Especially the roundabouts….like the one going around the Arc de Triomph which was about seven lanes but without any actual lines on the road. It’s the equivalent of bumper cars at an amusement park, but without actually hitting anyone.
Our highlights of the day were lunch at an adorable sidewalk café, a trip to the top of the Eiffel tour, and a nice walk to the Arch de’ Triumph. We stopped on level one of the Eiffel tour for a beer which was fabulous. A few interesting parts of the day were seeing two separate car accidents, and having a subway door slam shut as I was in the train and Stacey was still standing on the platform, separating us for a brief time.
We had a fabulous dinner at 7 Vin (seven wines) with copious amounts of foie gras and escargot. To top the day off the Eiffel tour was lit up beautifully and at midnight there was a lightshow of hundreds of flashing lights sparkling.
We had a fabulous dinner at 7 Vin (seven wines) with copious amounts of foie gras and escargot. To top the day off the Eiffel tour was lit up beautifully and at midnight there was a lightshow of hundreds of flashing lights sparkling.
Stacey kept saying eh at the end of her sentences, so that people would think we were Canadian.
Best purchase of the day was two black berets which we wore around to ‘blend in’ with the locals. I was hoping to find one that said Rusty on it
Vincet Vega in Pulp Fiction wasn't lying...it really is called 'Royal Cheese.'
Our first hotel was your typical Parisian hotel, very charming, but our room was the size of a phone booth. Great location though, only a five minute walk to the Eiffel Tower.
Next stop….Aix en Provence. According to the map, it’s an 800km drive, but I think we can make it there in about five and a half hours.
Vincet Vega in Pulp Fiction wasn't lying...it really is called 'Royal Cheese.'
Our first hotel was your typical Parisian hotel, very charming, but our room was the size of a phone booth. Great location though, only a five minute walk to the Eiffel Tower.
Next stop….Aix en Provence. According to the map, it’s an 800km drive, but I think we can make it there in about five and a half hours.
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3 comments:
tres bien!! great idea to blog, you crazy kids...looking forward to many more! thank goodness for GPS, eh?
even though i know you are on the eifle tower thank you for not showing a pic of the tower itself because you know how i am about that :)
have fun will keep up on the blog
haha - i LOVE the hats! I almost thought that was a picture of some locals....well not quite! :)
have fun and i can't wait to read the next blog!!
-Julie
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