On our way
2月29日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌙 3 °CThe first leg of our journey was from DCA to Philadelphia. The flight was uneventful. We arrived at gate F7. Our departure to Paris was at A 26. We estimate it's about 2 miles. Luckily, a lady with aもっと詳しく
The first leg of our journey was from DCA to Philadelphia. The flight was uneventful. We arrived at gate F7. Our departure to Paris was at A 26. We estimate it's about 2 miles. Luckily, a lady with aもっと詳しく
The flight to Paris was very pleasant- Premium economy suited us well. We arrived and we're pleased that immigration and customs were so easy. Our driver was waiting for us, and we got to see thatもっと詳しく
We headed to the Metro near our place, and a very nice young woman at the ticket office figured out a route for us-- easier than the one I'd conjured. We went from Nation to Alma -Marcrau on the #9もっと詳しく
We took the Metro to Place de La Bastille, and had petit dejourner (breakfast) at a cafe on the square. Surprise! A footrace (we think half marathon). We then headed to the Louvre in search of the Bigもっと詳しく
On the Metro to Alma- then a walk to the Tour Eiffel. We had tickets for noon to the second floor, so entered the security line. Then waited in a line for the elevator. The tram up the side was veryもっと詳しく
A travel day. After leaving a braided Good Luck plant for François, Raja- our driver from a few days ago, picked us up and transported us to Charles de Gaulle airport.
We had Business Class (thankもっと詳しく
We met our driver at the airport, and he got us safely to the Holiday Inn Express in downtown Cape Town. Our room was ready, so we moved right in. I was very confused on time- my watch said 12:15. Iもっと詳しく
And a Baboon. (And, oh by the way, Cape of Good Hope.) What a fantastic day trip from Cape Town.
We started out with a boat trip to Seal Island- amazing- hundreds (if not thousands) of seal sunning,もっと詳しく
Pretty uneventful... Booked a car to take us to the port. We checked in and boarded, then hung out on the 8th deck lounge area til our stateroom was ready.
A lot of the guests went back ashore, sinceもっと詳しく
We contacted the driver who brought us back from the Mount Nelson Hotel Afternoon Tea, and set up a tour for our "spare" day in CapeTown. We discussed driving around CapeTown to see Bo-Kaap, going upもっと詳しく