My mother in law and her sisters came to Paris on a girls trip. I was going to meet them because I needed somethings. It ended up that I was going over the weekend, so my husband decided to come with me.
I made arrangements for all the boys to stay with friends and we left on 16 November. Sean did the school run and then came back. We finished up our packing and caught a taxi to the train station. We trained to Tottenhale and got on the tube to Kings Cross. Kings Cross is attached to St. Pancras which is where the Eurostar station is located. We grabbed a quick pastry and drink for the train and then went through security.
It was right after the election and I have to say, the reactions of the people we encounter have been interesting. They all have a polite curiosity about who I voted for as they do hope that I am pleased with the election results. Everyone that I have encountered are very pleased that Obama won the election and they have high hopes for a good second term. While we were in St. Pancras going through security, the security guard (who happened to be black) noticed my passport and gave me a grin and called me one of Obama's people. I grinned back at him and said yes, I certainly was! He gave me a delighted grin back, calling Obama a brother.
We boarded the train and it left the station. The Eurostar is a fantastic way to travel. The trip takes 2:20 minutes and it is very comfortable to sit in the train as the countryside whizzes by.
We arrived in Paris and navigated to the metro to our hotel. We stayed near to where my husbands family was staying. We were much closer in the city this time, we were near the Eiffel Tower. We arrived to Paris and it was a foggy, but the fog was higher up. As we were walking we noticed as we looked up to see the top of the Eiffel Tower, that the top was in the clouds. So we headed up near Champs Elysees. We had some Christmas and birthday shopping to do! It was a nice walk, even though it was a bit cold. The lights on Champs Elysees were not lit, they were going to be lit later in the week. But we did see the lights in these fountains. When I was in Paris with the boys, these fountains has beautiful flowers around them!
After a bit of shopping we headed back to the hotel. On our way we walked to the Eiffel Tower.
Then we found a little place for dinner. I had duck and my husband ate the rib-eye. It was delicious! I had a very nice house red wine with dinner and then topped of the night with a delicious Creme Brulee for dessert.
I made arrangements for all the boys to stay with friends and we left on 16 November. Sean did the school run and then came back. We finished up our packing and caught a taxi to the train station. We trained to Tottenhale and got on the tube to Kings Cross. Kings Cross is attached to St. Pancras which is where the Eurostar station is located. We grabbed a quick pastry and drink for the train and then went through security.
It was right after the election and I have to say, the reactions of the people we encounter have been interesting. They all have a polite curiosity about who I voted for as they do hope that I am pleased with the election results. Everyone that I have encountered are very pleased that Obama won the election and they have high hopes for a good second term. While we were in St. Pancras going through security, the security guard (who happened to be black) noticed my passport and gave me a grin and called me one of Obama's people. I grinned back at him and said yes, I certainly was! He gave me a delighted grin back, calling Obama a brother.
We boarded the train and it left the station. The Eurostar is a fantastic way to travel. The trip takes 2:20 minutes and it is very comfortable to sit in the train as the countryside whizzes by.
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