Day 1 Paris & Bordeaux

Saturday August 31 we headed off to Paris. Took the UP express, got there in good time, boarded super quickly as Peter told them about the “pain in his butt” and they let us board with the wheelchairs. Great technique. Really should get a note from his doctor so we can pull this off every time. 😉

We boarded quickly and all was fine until the announcement said the software system was down so they were for checking in the luggage manually. 1.5 hours later we took off.

Fortunately we had lots of time in Paris on Sunday before our train to Bordeaux, so we headed to our fav hotel at the airport - Sheraton Airport. There we relaxed, had lunch, checked that my European SIM card was working - it was 😀- then went to the train station to try to reserve seats from Bordeaux to Girona. I couldn’t do it online as I’d identified a Spanish line, not French. Using my “ best” French, - they didn’t grimace too much - I was able to change it to a French train and pay for it there. All was fine.

No problems boarding the train with our reserved seats. It arrived in Bordeaux a bit late, though, but Annie & Daniel, our hosts, were there to meet us and explain how things worked in their home. All sounded super simple - at least on the surface. Getting used to using different appliances is always a challenge. . . .

Having not slept last night or had any dinner - and it was now about 10pm - we ventured out to find food. Note to self - dont’ travel on Sundays and arrive late as there are very few restaurants open.

Fortunately we found a great one - Brasserie Le Noailles - never had such tender chicken.

It was great to hit the sack about midnight.Baca lagi