We arrived in Paris at 8:45 a.m. local time. That is 1:45 a.m. for you guys. We breezed thru customs and picked up our luggage and we were able to exchange our dollars for Euros ($1.50=1Euro, ouch) without any difficulty and buy our Paris museum pass all before leaving the airport. Being adventuresome (not to mention frugal) travelers we decided to take the train from the airport to the hotel. It cost 8.50 Euros and took one hour and twenty-five minutes. We've decided we'll take a taxi back to the airport to save on time.
When we arrived at our hotel, the K+K, our room was not ready so we left our bags at the desk and we were off to site see. We first stopped at a boulangerie (bakery) and grabbed a delicious sandwich and soda. Next we walked toward Notre Dame. Along the way we stopped at Pont Neuf - the first bridge to be made of stone and now the oldest bridge in Paris; La Conciergerie - originally a beautiful palace and later converted to a prision. There we walked inside Marie Antoiette's prison cell (It's bigger than my house). When we made it to Notre Dame there were tons of people there and so decided we would come back in the morning when it opens and climb the 386 steps to the top of the tower. We then went back to the hotel. I'm not sure what we will do tonight but I know it will be good.
Once I figure out how to add the photos I will.
Oh Yippee, I'm the first to comment! So glad you made it there safe and sound. You've already seen things I haven't seen so I'm making my list. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your day. Drink an Orangina for me and ginny and don't forget to eat some ice cream at Berthillons (Ile Saint-Louis). I can personally vouch for the chocolate. Yummy!
ReplyDelete