getting to paris isnt easy
what an amazing trip
tho it didnt start out quite as we planned
you may recall
the trip to paris in april was cancelled
as my friend mary became ill
when her doctors gave her the go ahead
we planned to fly out on may 14
alas
mother nature
threw us a curve
mother nature
threw us a curve
incredibly bad weather
the weekend
before we were to fly
before we were to fly
caused
many
many
flights
to be cancelled
getting those paying customers out
was the airline's priority
those of us
flying
on
buddy passes
got sent
to the bottom
of
the
standby list
to the bottom
of
the
standby list
sigh
which
meant
the
original 10 days in paris
original 10 days in paris
was
rudely
cut back to a week
rudely
cut back to a week
in the best
make lemonade
tradition
tradition
we opted
to
embrace
the attitude that
a week
in
paris
is a lot better
than
none
to say it was an incredible week
is an understatement
i took so many photos
i lost count
i also
lost
an entire days worth of photos
lost
dont ask how
i lost them
i am hoping they can be recovered
an entire days worth of photos
from a side trip
to
provins
provins
a small city
about 90 minutes outside of paris
about 90 minutes outside of paris
sharing the photos
i do
have
i do
have
over
at
after a long flight and very little sleep
i was still in the 'pink'
two of the best people to travel with
my friends
mary and genie
here's a link to genie's blog
'our' apartment window
on the 'second' floor
the stairs
we schlepped
our bags
up and down
the tile floors
of the passage we walked
through
palais royale
almost every day
this might be my favorite metro stop
it was very close to the apartment
genie
studies
the
'bible'
of
paris what/where/how
on the metro
macarons
are
almost
too pretty to eat
almost
my favorite
do not enter
sign
do not enter
sign
i
ate
ate
ate
but
drank
little
dont shoot me
but
vin rouge
is
not
for
moi
is
not
for
moi
the tomatoes
however
are so good
i will miss them a lot
however
are so good
i will miss them a lot
unlike
the café
now
i love strong coffee
i do
but
i do not love teensy cups
i want a
BIG
cuppa
coffee
ask for
café allongé
café allongé
you will get
a shot of espresso with water added to stretch it
now
i have
stretched
this post
enough
glad to be home
sort of
edited because i had the wrong link to genie's blog ...je sues désolé
