41 minute connection for an international flight. I made it, hope my bag does. I had the window, the aisle seat next to me was empty...made an 8 hour flight much nicer.
41 minute connection for an international flight. I made it, hope my bag does. I had the window, the aisle seat next to me was empty...made an 8 hour flight much nicer.
Bag made it too. Now to figure out the Metro.
Home base in Paris, right at the Pantheon.
I got here so early in the morning there was no chance my room would be ready. So I decided to walk. Headed north up to Notre Dame and Pont Neuf.
On to the Louvre. Beautiful surroundings, but the estimated 3 hour wait to get in the main entrance meant no Mona Lisa for me. I kept walking...headed to the northwest from here.
I feel so cosmopolitan! Also imagining de Gaulle returning to Paris after liberation.
It's been a long walk so far. The Eiffel Tower looks close enough, might as well check that box if I've gone this far already.
The French Open Tennis ball suspended in the tower took something away from the experience. But it's still a lot more impressive than the one at King's Dominion.
Paris is full of beautiful Gardens and this is a famous one right by my hotel. I'm about walked-out by this point. I was not smart and have been lugging my carry-on this whole time after only checkingRead more