Farewell Glasgow Bonjour Paris

After a big day on the Outlander Tour we headed out for an early dinner before heading back to the apartment to pack and be ready for an early start as we have to catch a bus back to Edinburgh for our flight to Paris. We were up early and ready to go at the planned time. I had to take the apartment key back to the place we collected it from which was a couple of blocks away. The weather this morning is chilly with a light rain falling but not too bad. On the way to Buchanan Bus Depot we stopped for a coffee and a snack before making our way to the bus depot to await our departure.

The bus left on time and the traffic wasn’t too bad considering the weather was deteriorating as the morning went on. We arrived at Edinburgh airport, checked in our bags and found a nice restaurant to have some breakfast as we awaited our plane’s departure. We got away on time and the flight was uneventful. We landed at Charles de Gaulle on time and we were bused over to the terminal to go through customs and collect our bags. The weather in Paris is shocking, absolutely pouring. We joined the taxi line and after about 30 minutes we were in a taxi making our way very slowly to our hotel. The traffic was terrible, but what you would expect in such bad weather. We finally arrived at our hotel just before 6pm, so the trip took about 90-100 minutes and our driver kept apologising and we kept telling him it wasn’t his fault. Luckily taxis have set tariffs in Paris now, so the long ride didn’t change the cost of the trip.

We arrived at our hotel, checked in and then went for an early dinner to Café Dupleix. We seem to be in a fairly central and lively area.Read more