Bonjour! Posting from Paris. My wife Tess and I got here yesterday after a grueling 17-hour plane ride from our home island of Oahu, Hawaii, broken down by an overnight stay in LA and a 3-hour layover in Dulles airport, Virginia. We had a chance to have
dinner with two couple-friends - Edgar-Gerrie, and Jojo-Mylene, who are based in the LA area. Good times.
We were greeted by great weather - sunny skies and temps in the 60s. The taxi ride from Charles de Gaulle airport to our Airbnb in downtown Paris was smooth. Our enthusiastic host, Anastasia, met us at the main entrance, gave us the codes to 3 doors and led us through them and the elevator to our apartment on the 6th floor of our building on Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie. Smooth.
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| Our welcome party of Parisian kids. |
After a few hours of rest, we ventured out into our new neighborhood. On the way out we were greeted by a bunch of friendly Parisian kids who were so eager to try out their English and pose for a photo. Our street is lined up with apartment and commercial buildings, some still standing from the Renaissance era, but typical in all Paris, all reflecting the beautiful architecture from that period. Late into the evening we found a popular restaurant, (thanks to Trip Advisor), "
La Coincidence." The place was small, cozy, and unassuming, but the food - French of course - and service were great.
Day one of our 2019 European vacation couldn't have started any better. Looking forward to the rest - - two more days in Paris then off to Provence for six days before heading out to Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Belgium. Stay with us through my blogs, would you?
