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Day 1- Paris
6 years ago
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Good Morning, everyone! Forgive me for not doing this sooner. I decided to go to bed early last night, and it took me a bit of time to figure out the WiFi.
Anyway, I flew from Dulles to Copenhagen by way of Scandinavian Airlines, (SAS) and then took a connecting flight to Paris from there. SAS is no Emirates, but its still pretty comfy, and the food was great. (One thing I got to do on the plane that was unique was I slept!) Mom and Dad took Aer Lingus to Dublin and transferred from there. They apparently had a worse time of it- Dad complained it was crammed and they overcharged for coffee.
After a looooong drive from De Gaulle, we checked into our airBNB. We're staying in a one bedroom apartment in southern Paris. (Its very well hidden from the street too!) We almost didn't make it- we were confused as to which place to check in to, and it turned out the owner had entrusted the key to a local cafe owner, so we had to wait into the entrance hall for a while.
But once we were all settled in, and after a nice long snooze, we went grocery shopping. France takes food seriously, and it shows! There are a lot of individual specialty shops for certain food groups. Boucherie- for meats, Boulongerie- for baked goods, Formagerie- for cheese. We had a good time, shopping for things I hadn't seen in years! We got enough food for the next two days, since tomorrow is All Saint's Day, and we expect most places in Paris will be closed for that.
We had a lovely dinner- pasta salad with bread, cheese, and wine for me, ham, cheese, and wine for Mom and Dad. Also a nice salad. Even the simple things on a French table are to die for!
Today of course is All Saints Day, so my Mom and I will be celebrating that. In the evening, we will be having dinner with a friend of my Dad's. Not sure what we'll do in between, but I'll let you all know more tonight!
Until then, see you soon!
(I used to travel to France with my family all the time as part of my Dad's work- he was a history professor- but I hadn't been back since I was 10, so I'm glad to be reacquainted with old sights and tastes.)
Anyway, I flew from Dulles to Copenhagen by way of Scandinavian Airlines, (SAS) and then took a connecting flight to Paris from there. SAS is no Emirates, but its still pretty comfy, and the food was great. (One thing I got to do on the plane that was unique was I slept!) Mom and Dad took Aer Lingus to Dublin and transferred from there. They apparently had a worse time of it- Dad complained it was crammed and they overcharged for coffee.
After a looooong drive from De Gaulle, we checked into our airBNB. We're staying in a one bedroom apartment in southern Paris. (Its very well hidden from the street too!) We almost didn't make it- we were confused as to which place to check in to, and it turned out the owner had entrusted the key to a local cafe owner, so we had to wait into the entrance hall for a while.
But once we were all settled in, and after a nice long snooze, we went grocery shopping. France takes food seriously, and it shows! There are a lot of individual specialty shops for certain food groups. Boucherie- for meats, Boulongerie- for baked goods, Formagerie- for cheese. We had a good time, shopping for things I hadn't seen in years! We got enough food for the next two days, since tomorrow is All Saint's Day, and we expect most places in Paris will be closed for that.
We had a lovely dinner- pasta salad with bread, cheese, and wine for me, ham, cheese, and wine for Mom and Dad. Also a nice salad. Even the simple things on a French table are to die for!
Today of course is All Saints Day, so my Mom and I will be celebrating that. In the evening, we will be having dinner with a friend of my Dad's. Not sure what we'll do in between, but I'll let you all know more tonight!
Until then, see you soon!
(I used to travel to France with my family all the time as part of my Dad's work- he was a history professor- but I hadn't been back since I was 10, so I'm glad to be reacquainted with old sights and tastes.)
Zee-Zee
~zee-zee
Welcome to Europe! *giggle* Hope you have a great time! ^.^
Nerudan
~nerudan
OP
I intend to!
