After I had a little nap Friday morning, I got some breakfast and then decided to venture out because Steve was working all day. At first, I played it safe. The hotel was just outside the airport and not in downtown Paris. It was in a little village called Roissy. I strolled through town and the local park.
After an hour of that, I decided to put my "big girl panties" on and head downtown. to Paris. on the train. by myself.
I managed to get back to the airport to the train station, buy my train ticket, get on the train and get off downtown successfully. Because 75% of the tracks are underground, most of the stops are underground. Maybe it seems like not biggie to some of you, but for this country girl, making my way out to the surface felt like I was crawling out of that mountain of doom in the last Lord of the Rings movie. But I finally made it and it was lovely!
The weather was gorgeous, we were right by the Seine river and I was in Paris! I took in the riverside vendors, the flower shops and even had a real French crepe!
I felt pretty safe and everyone I spoke to knew at least a little English. Sure, I saw some very rude people during the trip, but I also saw some very nice people. The train was pretty crowded by the time I headed back to the hotel, but I made it. All by myself!
4 comments:
I'm so glad you're back and sharing your trip with us.
Welcome home!
I wanna see more.
Ooooo, gay paireeee...did you get to say "maird" a lot?
I loved Paris when I went,,though it was 9 years ago, it was beautiful!! Good for you for "putting on your big girl panties!!" Hahah!
No, TTMM, I didn't use "maird." While I probably had occasions to, I thought it best to stay polite lest they fling some "maird" my way.
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