So I am sitting at home with my suitcase and just waiting till it's time to fly off!
All night I kept dreaming about how far off the itinerary we had gotten, but it was Paris!! I checked everything off my list and now it's just a waiting game.
I didn't really rework my itinerary too much..I'll take a look at it on the plane, but I think I can wing a few things since I know the locations.
I did add reservations to Le Souffle and O-Chateau to our list. And hopefully we will try some aligot at one point on the trip but I have not heard back about our reservations. The place would be L'Ambassade d'Auvergne for Sunday, but we shall see!
Can't wait!!!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Before the Trip Begins
A new adventure is rapidly approaching on the horizon. Not that long ago I finished the adventure and trip of a lifetime: two weeks in Paris solo. And now it is time to return to the scene of the escapades with my best friend.
As much as I loved Paris I decided at the end of my trip that I would not go back until I had someone else to go with me. This did not seem like a possibility in the near future so my bank account was safe. However this was not to be. Not long after we rang in 2008, my best friend (Miss Minor) from college approached me with an idea. She was considering a trip to Paris and wondered if I would like to join her. Now she knew how much I loved Paris, and how badly I wanted to go back. So she had to have known I would not refuse the excuse to go back to Paris!
So immediately I started researching airfare, and we stumbled upon a golden price. We booked in a matter of days excited about the amazing price.
I immediately started planning. I assigned guidebooks to Miss Minor to help her pick out some spots she would like to see. I booked the studio from my Trip of a Lifetime, and started a makeshift itinerary that changed weekly. Five days was just not enough to do everything! But unfortunately this is all Miss Minor could take off.
Then in August I received an email regarding our flight changing, cutting out half a day. I contacted Miss Minor and we both agreed this was unacceptable! So I called the booking company and they told me they would issue a full refund and I would have to rebook. At this time Miss Minor also learned she could add two days to our trip! So both of us cancelled our flight and started looking for new fares. But Miss Minor received an email saying her flight had never changed so a full refund could not be extended!! Apparently her flight number changed as the flight was downsized and I got booted off to another flight! However I complained to the airline and a full refund was issued as we had both booked within minutes of each other. Unfortunately this meant that we would have to rebook and our golden price was no longer available. Another 250 dollars later we had a direct flight to Paris and an additional two days.
Since then we have been planning like nothing else. Or should I say I have been planning!
Due to her work, Miss Minor has left the planning to me, which has been great fun!!
So as it stands we have made reservations for the Opera on our first evening followed by dinner at Au Petit Riche. The following day being NYE, we have obtained reservations at Brasserie Gallopin!! The itinerary is still under development, or shall I say re-development. I had a change of thought and am now in process of a small overhaul on the itinerary. Stay tuned for details! We will hit the basics of Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, and Sacre Coeur, but I am looking at some slightly different spots so it does not end up being exactly like my prior trip but still remains a trip that Miss Minor can enjoy!
As much as I loved Paris I decided at the end of my trip that I would not go back until I had someone else to go with me. This did not seem like a possibility in the near future so my bank account was safe. However this was not to be. Not long after we rang in 2008, my best friend (Miss Minor) from college approached me with an idea. She was considering a trip to Paris and wondered if I would like to join her. Now she knew how much I loved Paris, and how badly I wanted to go back. So she had to have known I would not refuse the excuse to go back to Paris!
So immediately I started researching airfare, and we stumbled upon a golden price. We booked in a matter of days excited about the amazing price.
I immediately started planning. I assigned guidebooks to Miss Minor to help her pick out some spots she would like to see. I booked the studio from my Trip of a Lifetime, and started a makeshift itinerary that changed weekly. Five days was just not enough to do everything! But unfortunately this is all Miss Minor could take off.
Then in August I received an email regarding our flight changing, cutting out half a day. I contacted Miss Minor and we both agreed this was unacceptable! So I called the booking company and they told me they would issue a full refund and I would have to rebook. At this time Miss Minor also learned she could add two days to our trip! So both of us cancelled our flight and started looking for new fares. But Miss Minor received an email saying her flight had never changed so a full refund could not be extended!! Apparently her flight number changed as the flight was downsized and I got booted off to another flight! However I complained to the airline and a full refund was issued as we had both booked within minutes of each other. Unfortunately this meant that we would have to rebook and our golden price was no longer available. Another 250 dollars later we had a direct flight to Paris and an additional two days.
Since then we have been planning like nothing else. Or should I say I have been planning!
Due to her work, Miss Minor has left the planning to me, which has been great fun!!
So as it stands we have made reservations for the Opera on our first evening followed by dinner at Au Petit Riche. The following day being NYE, we have obtained reservations at Brasserie Gallopin!! The itinerary is still under development, or shall I say re-development. I had a change of thought and am now in process of a small overhaul on the itinerary. Stay tuned for details! We will hit the basics of Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, and Sacre Coeur, but I am looking at some slightly different spots so it does not end up being exactly like my prior trip but still remains a trip that Miss Minor can enjoy!
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