September 1, 2008

We had a great day today, wandering around our neighbourhood. We also went to the Orangerie and saw painting by Monet, Renior, Cezanne. Did well grocery shopping today and had a fabulous dinner tonight...Tomato & Mozzarella salad and Pasta with a tomato & basil sauce with mussels & prawns and of course french bread.

I will post some pictures for you to see. We picked up museum discount cards and begin touring tomorrow. We intend to get to Musee D'Orsay, Louvre, Versailles...

August 31

We had a great day, did the on off bus tour which gave us a good orientation to the fabulous city. We then wandered down to Blvd St Germaine and checked out St Supice Church \ DaVinci Code Church. We then sat at an open air cafe and had wine, cheese and bread, tres chic.

We ended the day by sitting in the Champs du Mars Parc and watched the Eiffel Tower light up.

Good night all, and I would like to wish Jocylene a happy birthday

Barb

Paris Pictures - Day 1

Don at the Eiffel Tower

Here are some pictures we took today... this one is 1/2 block from our apartment.

August 29 - 30, 2008

August 29 – 30, 2008

Flight to Paris

I was pretty excited this morning, wide awake at 4:11 am! Do you think we needed a holiday?

Both Don & I have discovered NWA cannot hold a candle to Air Canada or Alaska Airlines. Customer Service is not their priority. It started with the Video on Demand service at my seat did not work, when I mentioned it they said we will try to reset it. Then there was no choice in meal, it was chicken or chicken which was not warm. When it was time for beveridge service I asked for a cup of tea, never got it. Do I hardly sound like I’m whining??? I could be thankful that I didn’t book our flights with Zoom Air!

Well I take back my whining...when the flight attendant saw my VOD was not working she brought me a bottle of French Champagne for the trouble.

We arrived 1 hr early and have settled into our apartment, it is small but clean and neat. We walk out our front door and we see the Eiffel Tower. We have done some shopping; bought some cheeses, bread, vegetables and fruit.

Now it's time for a little nap, this was advice Chris gave us before we left.

Take care all,
Barb & Don

August 28

We are in Seattle tonight, we leave for the airport at 6 am. SEATAC Hilton is sure nice. Looking at the Paris forcast, we will see highs of 29 C tomorrow.

TTFN
Don & Barb

Itinerary

Itinerary ~ Don & Barb

Aug 30 – Sept 6
67 Ave de la Bourdonnais Paris, France

Sept 7 - 20
Apt B – 201 Avenue Paul Robard, Palette, Le Tholonet, (by Aix en Provence)

Sept 20 -22
Hotel les Ursulines
Autun, France

Sept 22- 25
Hotel Anne D’Anjou
Saumur, France

Sept 25 – 26
Caens, France & return to Paris




Email address: blanchette80@gmail.com

The beginings...

This trip has been on our radar since 2004 and has now become a reality. We spent a lot of time pouring over web sites and travel books carefully preparing for our trip of a lifetime. By January 2008 we had all our flights and accommodations booked, there was no turning back!

As you see by the picture we have been busy practicing the art of wine tasting!