It’s the last day of our trip. Waaaaaaaaaaaah! We’ve arrived at gigantic Charles de Gaulle airport via train from Lyon. Our hotel for the night is inside the airport complex, which makes everything convenient. We had quite a time figuring out which shuttle to take from the train station, through the airport, and to the hotel, but we made it without too much difficulty. Everything considered, it was a pretty easy travel day. Continue reading “Time to Go Home — Waaaaaaaaaaaah!”
Category: Montmartre
Montmartre and Les Halles
We’re in the central square, Place du Tertre, in Montmartre, outside under the canopy of trees here. Restaurants line the square. Big canvas sunshades are set up in the center of the square so people can eat outside and be protected from the elements. The atmosphere has a circus-like quality to it. Everyone seems to be having a good time, including the servers at Au Cadet de Gaston.
We’ve just finished lunch with a whole bunch of people who must have had the same idea today as us. The place was packed. Even though this place is unquestionably touristy, everyone sitting around us had been speaking French. Interesting, eh? Continue reading “Montmartre and Les Halles”
Montmartre for Lunch
It’s the middle of the night, but we’re lying in bed, wide awake. We were both asleep for a while, but we’re wide awake now. It’s pitch dark. What time is it, anyway? 2:00 AM. Ugh. I guess we haven’t gotten all the jet lag out of our systems yet. It’s 6:00 PM yesterday back home.
On the other hand, maybe it’s because of the sugar ingested in last night’s late-night taste test of macarons. Not likely – my wife only had one small bite. I had to do the heavy lifting myself. If that was the cause of me being wide awake at 2:00 AM, it was worth it! Continue reading “Montmartre for Lunch”
