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Paris as seen from the Musée d'Orsay with Sâcré Couer in the background
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Day One of Paris 2006 - Louvre Day Three (Part One) - Île de la Cité Day Three (Part Two) - Petit Palais and Napoleon's Tomb Day Three (Part Three) - Arc de Triomphe Day Six - Paris - Montmartre, Eiffle Tower and more
The plan was simple. We would leave Oklahoma City on a Tuesday and arrive the very next morning in Paris. We would be rested and alert. I would remember the French I had last used in college so many (many) years ago. And we would meet up with daughter Jill and her friends, Sari from finland and Amber from Oklahoma, on Thursday night to spend a long weekend together. Most of that happened. Our first port of call was Chicago's O'Hare Airport. We were starving, and because I was a little under the weather, we opted for the O'Hare Bar and Grill so I could have their delicious soup (peppery with beans and barley). Of course, no one bothered to wipe the table before we sat down, or even after we asked nicely. And when I spilled my tea, no one brought the requested cleanup cloth, but the food was great. Cashing in some of Cary's American Airlines frequent flier miles, we scored two window seats and an aisle seat in business class. The flight was a pleasant taste of how the other half live - a life we could all get used to - though how anyone sleeps is beyond me. We needed help finding the RER train station (the cheapest way to get to Paris), which turned out to be at the very end of our arrival terminal at Charles de Gaulle Airport. In my very best French, I asked the gentleman at the Tourist Information desk if he spoke English. He did. I continued to stumble on in French, babbling about the Paris train, because I was too tired to think of anything else - I had programmed my brain to speak French and it continued to try to do so. The nice man let me ramble on and finally said, "Do you speak English?" We dumped our bags at the Paris Hilton Arc d'Triomphe (thank heavens for Hilton points) - it's a long walk to the Arc, but the staff is wonderful and the basement ladies room is one of the wonders of the world - all gold marble and mirrors. Do not miss it if you are in the vicinity. The Paris Metro subway system is easy to navigate. We bought countless carnets (10 packs) of tickets before discovering that Metro tickets can sometimes be used more than once - probably because you time stamp them to gain access to the departure platforms. We had no trouble finding the Louvre and walking our feet off - so much so our daughter required new shoes from Printemps (department store) before the next day's adventure began. But part of that first day's hike was a detour to the Arc d'Triomphe to listen to a band, so ... That night, we splurged in the Hilton restaurant (right next a smoke-filled bar, expensive, ok food, great service) and watched Nouvelle Star (French Idol) on TV. It seems the French population includes people who sing like I do.
Day One of Paris 2006 - Louvre
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