Across The Pond - Day 1

 OK, So maybe Day1 and Day2

So it all started with Good-Byes
to our puppies

Then a 2+ hour drive to 

PHX Sky Harbour Airport

Where we boarded a large

Air France

plane and flew for 10-1/2 hours,

across the pond

to Paris

We were fed a yummy pasta dinner

that incIuded

a good portion of bowtie pasta and sauce,

a delicious Roll

tab of butter

couscous salad

and one of those little round wax covered cheezes

a slice of cheesecake

and to top it all off-and make it

REALLY SPECIAL

 a sealed cup of water

from non-other than

Nanton, Alberta. Canada

That all happend around 4pm Arizona Time .

Then we watched movies, read, listened to music, 

and finally slept some.

It got dark quickly as we flew East,

over the bottom tip of 

Hudson Bay Canada

and on over the

Pond.

Around 10:30pm

Arizona Time

they brought up the lights

opened the window blinds

and woke me up for breakfast 

a warm baggette  with

cheese and some kind of meat inside

peach Yogurt 

another yummy roll with butter and Jelly

a tiny fruit cup

(4 tiny squares of mellons)

and orange juice

Yummy, but kind of funny at 10:30 at night!

We touched down in Paris at 9:10am local time

(12:10am  midnight AZ time)

Customs was super smooth

But getting our Uber driver to find us

was a challenge in patience for sure.

We didn't leave the airport

until after 11:00am

But the ride was

Uneventful except for

watching out the windows,

and we arrived at our

quaint little hotel

Hotel Recamier Paris

around 12:00 noon (or so)

Where we were greated very nicely.

but informed,

Sadly,

that the lift was broken.

and we were on the 5th floor

BUT, the room was ready for us.

So up we climbed!

Luckily we have been training

for our hike at the

Grand Canyon

in October

so the stairs weren't too big a challenge

After Settling in,

it was off to discover

Paris!

We walked all over

our neighborhood of 

Saint Germain des Pres

then on to the river Seine

where we wandered across and along 

and saw

Eglise Saint-Supice,

Sainte Chapelle,

(beautiful cathedrals)

glimpses of Notre Dame,

The Musee du Louvre

two beautiful Parks,

Jardin du Luxembourg

and

Jardin des Tuileries

and then on down the river

and across the beautiful bridge

Pont Alexandre III

With its amazing statues and sculptures. 

Scaffolding from the Olympics last month was still visible...

Just before crossing that bridge,  we stopped for pictures

Of the Eiffle Tower

We walked more,

heading back towards

our hotel,

but stopped at a

cute little cafe

for

Steak & fries

(though I had chicken & fries)

Delish!

Now we are back in little room

at the hotel.

Our window is wide open

and the only sounds we've heard

are some birds arguing

and the church bells tolling!

So peaceful!

Going to get some early shut-eye tonight,

catching an early train tomorrow,

off to

Zermott. Switzerland

Bye for Now!