Saturday, April 23, 2016

Long, Long Day

Red-eye flight from Detroit to Paris last night.
Delta's snacks now have cute sayings on them.
In the bag: still the same old mini pretzels & peanuts.
On international flights, they still serve a hot meal.
It tasted better than it looks here!
Unfortunately, we had a 6 hour wait for the train from Charles deGaulle Airport to our first stop: Avignon. Earlier trains were all full, as was ours. Very tiresome. The TGV train ride was beautiful. We are now checked into a very appealing hotel near the old center, and will soon start actual tourism with dinner in a nearby restaurant.

Meanwhile, the above photos are all I've really had to eat this weekend!

Hotel is on the ground floor...
... seems quite nice.
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12 comments:

  1. Beth F4/23/2016 1:29 PM

    Looks like a gorgeous place! Ugh on the food.

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  2. Claudia4/23/2016 1:58 PM

    Well, all I can say is "wish I was there", not the traveling bits, but actually being in place. Cute: "Appetites up, tray tables down."

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  3. ~~louise~~4/23/2016 3:41 PM

    Hi Mae,
    So glad you made it safely albeit the delays. You better get some food in you and hubby, quick!!!

    I don't know how far you are from Shakespeare and Company Bookstore in Paris but Johanna from Green Gourmet Giraffe just posted a wonderful review about this charming bookshop. Here's the link to her post.
    http://gggiraffe.blogspot.com/2016/04/shakespeare-and-company-bookstore-paris.html

    And here's the address just in case you don't make it to her post.

    Shakespeare and Company Bookstore
    37 rue de la Bûcherie
    5th Arrondissement, Paris
    https://shakespeareandcompany.com/

    Have fun Mae, and thanks for letting us know you're okay:)

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  4. Laurie C4/23/2016 3:58 PM

    I was pleasantly surprised by the tasty airplane meals on Turkish Air last fall! I'll bet your gastronomic experiences are going to improve quite a bit now that you're in France! Thanks for taking us with you on your trip!

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  5. Unknown4/23/2016 4:16 PM

    Hopefully the food will make up for the long wait. I advise purchasing lavender honey in Provence.

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  6. Carole4/23/2016 4:26 PM

    Have a great trip! Cheers from Carole's Chatter!

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  7. Deb in Hawaii4/23/2016 9:29 PM

    Poor you--long travel days are not a lot of fun but worth it in the end. Hope you get some good food soon and enjoy the trip. ;-)

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  8. Jeanie4/24/2016 9:31 AM

    Only a touch of envy and mostly tons of joy for you to be on the road (or in the air or on the tracks) again -- and to such a wonderful place! Waiting eagerly for more!

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  9. (Diane) bookchickdi4/24/2016 3:08 PM

    I agree with you- the food on international flights always tastes better than it looks.

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  10. Molly4/24/2016 7:02 PM

    Sounds like a wonderful trip!

    We took the red-eye from Detroit to Paris last March and the eating options look surprisingly familiar :)

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  11. Tina4/25/2016 6:35 AM

    By now you are enjoying some mighty good food. A shame you had to deal with sorry meals before arriving in France. I can't wait to see photos of your trip.

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  12. Karen (Back Road Journal)5/10/2016 12:10 PM

    I've enjoy reading your posts about your French vacation and seeing all the photos from your wonderful trip…it looks very memorable. All that is except for the airplane food.

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