Ready to Go
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Joe picked us up right on time, at 2:00. It's lightly raining now so hopefully that won't cause any delays on our flight. We've tried going to Paris two years ago but had to cancel our trip because,もっと詳しく
We're at JFK
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
There wasn't very much traffic on the way to the airport, probably because it's Sunday, so we got here a lot faster than we were expecting. Kennedy airport is huge! Even after entering the grounds, itもっと詳しく
Terminal 4
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Joe just dropped us off at Delta Terminal 4. It's still not very crowded here. Hopefully that won't change when we go in and start dealing with all the lines that all airports seem to have. I'm reallyもっと詳しく
Ready to Check In
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Checking in was fast and was a smooth process. The closest we had to a problem was that our boarding passes printed out very lightly. The Delta agent at the desk reprinted them for us because,もっと詳しく
Checked Bags
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
We normally never check our bags in, opting to just bring them with us as carry-ons. For this trip, since it's international, we're allowed to have one free checked bag each. It's such a pleasure toもっと詳しく
Waiting
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Our bags are checked, we made it through the TSA security checks, and walked to Gate 38, where we were supposed to board our plane. Of course, Gate 38 was the furthest one away from where we startedもっと詳しく
Gate 38
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
We must be early because it's not very crowded yet. We had no problems getting seats and were surprised, and happy, to find that all of the seats were equipped with charging stations so we were ableもっと詳しく
Where's the Plane?
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
We must be early because it's not very crowded yet. We had no problems getting seats and were surprised, and happy, to find that all of the seats were equipped with charging stations so we were ableもっと詳しく
Up on the Big Board
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
According to the flight information board, our plane is right on time. How can that be if the plane isn't even here yet? I guess it's going to get here, quickly fuel up, and then take off again. I'mもっと詳しく
Our Plane
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
The plane is here and we're ready to go. We're starting to hear announcements that our flight is overbooked and Delta is looking for volunteers to give up their seats. They are offering $900 and aもっと詳しく
Deal or No Deal?
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
The offer to give up a seat on the plane is going up. It just recently went from $1200 to $1400. We're feeling tempted but ultimately decided not to take the deal since we've been waiting for thisもっと詳しく
Boarding
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
The plane has started boarding now and it's obviously a sold out flight. Kathy said she heard that yesterday's flight to Paris was cancelled which was why it's such a hot ticket today. Just after weもっと詳しく
Selfie Time!
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
We've just recently taken off and we're feeling so happy and excited to be on our way to France after waiting two years for this trip to happen. I really like this picture of Kathy. She looks so youngもっと詳しく
Snack Time
2017年11月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
The food service for our flight has begun. It's just snack time right now and a meal will come later. The snacks being given out are almonds and a drink. Kathy selected a Coke with no ice and I pickedもっと詳しく
Movie Time
2017年11月5日, カナダ ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Kathy was very tired at first but after the drinks and nuts were served, she seems to have gotten a second wind. She's turned the seat's entertainment center on and started watching a movie calledもっと詳しく
Dinner is Served
2017年11月5日, カナダ ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Despite the very unappetizing look to this dinner, I have to admit that it wasn't quite as bad as I thought it would be. In case you can't tell, this is herb chicken with mushroom sauce. I ate all ofもっと詳しく
In the Exit Row
2017年11月6日, North Atlantic Ocean
We're sitting right next to the emergency exit door of the aircraft. This is called the exit row. The good part is that we have so much extra leg room and there's none of that claustrophobic feelingもっと詳しく
Breakfast Now?
2017年11月6日, Celtic Sea ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
We've just been served breakfast at 1:44 in the morning. The local time is really a little past 6:00 AM so I guess that Delta is trying to help us get used to the time difference between Paris and Newもっと詳しく
Charles de Gaulle Airport
2017年11月6日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 37 °F
We've landed, waited on a very long line at the French immigration area to get our passports stamped, and now we're in the baggage area waiting to pick up our luggage. We've done so much walkingもっと詳しく
Getting the Bags
2017年11月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
We didn't need to use any of these luggage carts, since we like to travel light and our bags have wheels on them anyway, but the colors and patterns really attracted me. I saw some people using theseもっと詳しく
Parc des Expositions Station
2017年11月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
We're now on the RER train going from the airport to the city of Paris. The RER seems to be kind of like the Long Island Rail Road in that it goes from the suburban communities into the main city. Ourもっと詳しく
Riding the RER
2017年11月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
We've nearly reached Gare du Nord, the station where we get off the RER and switch to the Metro. It's felt like a long ride but it hasn't been all that bad. I'm thinking that it feels so long becauseもっと詳しく
Mapping it Out
2017年11月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
For most of our time on the RER, Kathy was studying the maps for the Paris Metro to make sure we knew where we were supposed to be going. To get to our hotel, we had to ride on two different Metroもっと詳しく
Gare Du Nord
2017年11月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F
We're off the RER and now on France's famous Metro. We're going to have to ride two different lines to get to our hotel and we can't wait to get there. We had to carry our bags up and down so manyもっと詳しく
Checking In
2017年11月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
We finally made it to our hotel! Checking in was very easy since the desk clerk spoke in fluent English, despite having a somewhat thick accent. We had two separate reservations for this hotel butもっと詳しく

























