This has been a full day indeed.
Went to a Patisserie near our hotel.
Strolled down the Champs Elysees
We took a cruise down the Seine
Had to spend a little time at the Eiffel Tower
Early dinner at a place that a friend of Jim suggested
Took the Metro to Montparnasse
Came back to the hotel and relaxed
Made it to Paris.
Got through French immigration
Ubered to hotel
Had lunch
Crashed
After a couple hours we ventured out.
Stopped at a local place for Happy Hour
We will have an early night tonight
This afternoon we started our adventure. The first leg is a flight to Paris where we have plans to stay two nights.
Got to the airport with plenty of time to spare.
We even had time for a Leopold’s Ice cream
Delta to Detroit then Air France to Paris.
Just made it to the next plane, now off to Paris.
I’ll post again tomorrow.
Hoping that we will have everything ready for tomorrow’s departure.
Battle of the cell phones: Tina has always been an iPhone user; I am an Android user. For this trip the differences widened. Although we both have changed to Mint mobile for mobile network we have elected to take different approaches while in Europe. Tina is using Minternational and I will be using Orange Travel.
Minternational is a prepaid international roaming add on. Tina can download a number of passes each good for ten days.
Orange Travel is a separate French sim card that is good for Europe. I have to load an eSim card, turn off my Mint Mobile eSim. I will also have a French phone number (OOO- LA LA).
So far I think Tina is willing the battle of the cell phones.
I think we are ready.
I am sure that I am missing a bunch of stuff
And, for anyone following this blog, I promise to start adding photos. That being said I can’t resist adding a photo.
A couple months ago Tina was visiting New England and I was home in South Carolina. About 6:00 am I heard a pounding on the front door. I checked the Ring camera and didn’t see anything. Another pounding. I opened the door and saw this guy.
What started as a good day hit a wall. Did a couple miles around Hampton Hall then stopped at the gym. All good
Originally this post had details of a challenging day. I deleted it because nobody wants to hear about it. And, I don’t want to see it.
OK! No more complaining.
Over the past few years after I walked the Camino Portuguese I talked about it so much that Tina suggested that we walk the Camino Frances together. For better or worse, that is what we are planning to do. The date of departure is next week. That is not to say that we have not done a bunch of prep.
Stuff started:
I did have one disappointment. I bought some fancy Tevas as an alternative to the trail runners. I have found that I need an alternative from time to time.
But, now that the trip is on the horizon, I am getting some butterflies. What have I not done and what do I need to do that I didn’t consider. In the words of the Ploughman Poet:
But Och! I backward cast my e’e,
On prospects drear!
An’ forward, tho’ I cannot see,
I guess an’ fear!
Tina will tell you that I like nothing more that to bore people to tears reciting “Rabbie Burns”
Now is the time we need to get serious
Things done:
Things to be done:
I have to remember “The Camino will provide”
