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klwilliams) wrote2011-09-10 11:07 pm
klwilliams) wrote2011-09-10 11:07 pm
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We decided that a flight from Newcastle to Paris that involved changing planes in (ugh) Heathrow just wouldn't set the right mood, so we booked train tickets on the Eurostar. We had reserved tickets, which meant that even though the trains were running late we still had to catch specific ones, but Chaz emitted the right amount of worrions so we got here just fine. With free food and wine the whole way.
We found the flat, which is in a nice Medieval building with Tudor-style beams and plaster tucked down a Medieval street about a block from the Seine. After we'd settled our things and explored the kitchen and other rooms (the bathroom has a bidet. I've only seen one before in Japan.), we walked toward the river...and as we stepped out from behind a building at the end of the street, Notre Dame filled the sky, lit by the setting sun.
We held hands crossing the river and walked along in front of the cathedral, then had dinner outdoors at a brasserie with Notre Dame a stone's throw away. As we ate le cassoulet and drank vin rouge, I watched the sun set over Notre Dame.
We found the flat, which is in a nice Medieval building with Tudor-style beams and plaster tucked down a Medieval street about a block from the Seine. After we'd settled our things and explored the kitchen and other rooms (the bathroom has a bidet. I've only seen one before in Japan.), we walked toward the river...and as we stepped out from behind a building at the end of the street, Notre Dame filled the sky, lit by the setting sun.
We held hands crossing the river and walked along in front of the cathedral, then had dinner outdoors at a brasserie with Notre Dame a stone's throw away. As we ate le cassoulet and drank vin rouge, I watched the sun set over Notre Dame.
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Ah, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy. That's my favorite place on Earth.
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But you will take an evening boat ride, right? The dinners on those boats can be very pricey, but just taking a nice, slow boat ride, snuggled up together on one of the upper level wooden benches and looking at the lights of the buildings can be very romantic.
And if you have a sunny day, you have to go to see the Sainte Chappelle when the sunshine is pouring through the stained glass windows in the upper chapel. [Marty would agree with me!]
One evening, you must go to the steps in front of the Sacre Coeur and just sit on the steps, looking out over the city as the sun sets and the lights start to come on.
And...and...and...and... [g]
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