Paris trip

We headed to the airport after dropping the kids off at school and doing a few last minute errands like snack-shopping.  Dave’s co-worker gave us a ride  since he was in Seattle.  The trip there was uneventful. I was in an aisle seat with a retired veterinarian next to me. Suong was in the row back of me at the window.  The vet chatted me up for while awhile even though I wanted to sleep and watch movies! 

We arrived and took a metro to our first Airbnb.  We showered up then headed out to explore.  We ended up at a cafe then met up  with a friend of Suong’s. He treated us to ice cream and we packed a gift for her friend.  We opened it up to makeop sure it was legit. It was. 

We turn in early that evening.  We woke up early because of jetlag. But we didn’t officially get up until 8 when my alarm was set. We made our way to Disneyland Paris. It took awhile for us to check in and drop our stuff off.  We had a set of bunk beds and a double bed!  We got to spread ourselves out and caught the tail end of breakfast before heading out to the park.  We entered into the Studios park.  It was small but we got to see most of it. We ended up sleeping in the shows! 

We didn’t stay too long as we went in search of carbs which were surprisingly hard to find.  We found some pasta and called it a night. 

In the morning, we got ready and grabbed a quick breakfast. We were going to take the shuttle to the race, but we were waiting too long for it. So we had a nice warm up walk.  We waited to take pictures before corralling. We were told that the race would be delayed.  We waited for about 15 minutes before we even got started. 
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We didn’t cross the start line until 30 minutes after the start of the race. We spent the first 5k running around both parks. It was a great start, with all the runners keeping a good pace.  Then I started to slow down. I lost Suong as I fell behind after a water break.  I kept going but it wasn’t at nearly the same pace. I picked up snacks along the way like apple bags and snack bars. I finally made it to the end, having to pass our hotel room. I wanted to shower up but knew I had to finish.  I crossed the line and Suong saw me. I met up with her then got my Castle to Chateau medal. We took some pictures then headed back to get breakfast again.  And snacks for later. In Paris, you cannot have enough croissants!  After we left breakfast, we showered up.  I knew it was supposed to rain, so I wore flip flops. As soon as we headed outside, it did start raining. Suong had an umbrella, and we shared. We went to the Disneyland side this time. I rode another roller coaster on my own – Space Mountain! It had a shoulder harness so you knew it was going upside down!! Indiana jones, thunder mountain and star tours were all closed.  It wasn’t crowded at all since many runners were checking out and the rain probably kept people away. We got through everything that we wanted to – pirates, small world, space mountain for me, Peter Pan, and buzz lightyear twice.  We went to dinner in the village and lasted until 10 pm!  We packed up our stuff and called it a night. We didn’t set an alarm. Our first time not having to! But then it was 1030 am by the time we woke up. Breakfast ended at 11 and check out was that time too. Luckily we got an extended check out. We are first and then got ready to leave. We were our right at noon.  We went to shop for last minute gifts and then headed back to the city.  We found our next Airbnb and arrived just in time to check in. We got settled and then explored again. Right before leaving, I called home to wish them all a good morning and start of their week.  We headed to the Sacre Coeur. There was a heavy military presence which was a little unnerving and definitely a theme on our trip.  

 We went to the Eiffel Tower for pictures and a ride in the elevator after scanning our bags twice.  We saw more military personnel standing on guard. We were struggling with soreness so good thing the stairs were not an option. I had considered it but was happy to ride the elevator.  We got to see the sunset from the tower and then took pictures after we departed. We headed back home and found a side walk cafe to have a late dinner. We couldn’t sleep this night, staying up until after 2am. It was so late, i even got to talk to the kids! Dave called while I was still texting him.  Peyton was taking notes on her online reading. I’d been up since last talking to her!  

I set my alarm for 1030 so as not to sleep through the day. I was up before that, and then ready to go. Suong slept in a bit, and we didn’t get out of the place until after noon.  We hit up a crepe place and then headed to the Louvre.  When we got there, we had intended to just take pictures but had considered going in. Well that decision was made for us too as the museum is not open on Tuesdays. From there, we headed down the Seine to Notre Dame for some pictures. From there, we took the metro to pick up my purses.  We did that in about 30 minutes then headed to the Arc de Triomphe.  We took pictures from the different angles before heading down the Champs Elysee. We didn’t anymore shopping but it was time to eat. We had mussels next to a fellow American outside on the cobblestone.  We headed back after our meal to slowly make our way back. It was about 9 or so now, and I wanted ice cream or some kind of dessert.  I had just wanted a cart or stand but none were to be found. We finally did find one, but I think maybe for the first time ever, I didn’t finish it!  We came home and packed up. We got to bed late but woke up early. We got out of the house and to the airport in an hour by train.  We had to walk about a half mile but we waited for the bakery to open. No such luck. Suong had a container ready to fill to take home. But we’d have to wait until the airport. It took me awhile to get the VAT back but I did. We went through customs and then another line for security. I got coffee and croissant after the final gate area. We were running out of time. So no extra airport shipping. Suong could have since she had two hours but once past our point, we were limited and there was exit or re entry at that point. Soon, we had time for one more selfie, then I was leaving to board. 

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