Cocktails at the Bastille
We managed to get to the general vicinity of our dinner reservations about and hour early so we took the opportunity to have a pre-dinner cocktail at a cafe that…
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Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe is such an imposing piece of architecture. It squats over the Charles de Gaulle Etoile like a lego block and demands attention to all who pass.…
La Tour Eiffel
Such a Paris icon that it’s impossible to separate Paris from the Eiffel Tower or vice versa. Wwhen you’ve never seen it before it is a breathtaking site, and to…
Getting to La Tour Eiffel
Who knew the Eiffel Tower would be sold out for the entire week we’re here? I certainly didn’t and so didn’t make arrangements to pre-buy tickets. I just figured we’d…
Marche aux puces
After our lovely breakfast, we took off for the Marche aux puces. Translated that means “Market of Fleas”, or flea market. It is Paris’ largest antiques market and is located…
Breakfast at Les Orchidees
After a wonderful night’s sleep in our Suites, we’re up and at ’em and downstairs for our included Diamond breakfast at Les Orchidees, one of the restaurants in the lobby…
Park Hyatt Vendome – Paris
We finally arrived at Gare de l’Est at just about 5:20. Turns out the tracks on the usual route were under repair and our train was rerouted which caused a…
Train to Paris
After the nachtmare at the Frankfurt Airport rail terminal, we finally got out and away from the mess. Luckily our train was on time and we made it with just…