Oh, dear! I have two days to catch up on!
Sunday Alta and I slept in and were eating breakfast at our hotel when Cris and his partner showed up. They wanted to don some sightseeing, so off we went! Our first stop was their hotel to pick Chris's sister, then a quick stop at a pastry shop (like I said, no one does pastry quite like the French!) and off to the Palace Gardens. They flank one end of one of the many palaces in Paris and are on the way to the Louvre. From the train/Metro station there, you can see the Eiffel Tower, the Arc d'Triumpe and and so many other things, I can't begin to name! Our next stop was the Louvre, that houses the famous Mona Lisa. Then a stop at Cafe Fregate for un cafe and a light lunch. Then off to the Musee d'Orsay down the river, another art museum. They have fantastic life-size statues of several jungle animals (an elephant and a rhinoceros). Then it was on to the Eiffel Tower. I'd forgotten how large it is! We got there too early to see it lit up but it is still impressive. We were so cold that Alta and I took a taxi back to our hotel. We happened to get a driver who spoke quite good English. Turns out he met his American girlfriend in his taxi and learned English from her and from listening to American music (I still am surprised by the number of places that play constant American rock and roll!). He calls himself the karaoke taxi, lol. Dinner that night was at Cafe Renato, an Italian(!) restaurant down the street from our hotel. Turned out to be pretty good! We both had lasagna with Bolognese sauce.
Then it was back to our hotel to pack.
Monday was up early to take a cab to Charles de Gaulle Airport. We both flew out on British Airway. The flight from Paris to Heathrow. At Heathrow, we had to go thru security again. Security appears to be very tight at Heathrow. The flight from London to DC was uneventful. Did you know that on Transatlantic flights they still serve a hot meal to guests? That was new for me! Betty and her husband picked me up at the airport and we drove back to Fredericksburg. Sure is nice to see Betty again! Now for a week of R&R!
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