Remember the good old days - when flying was an exciting "experience"? Travelers dressed in their Sunday best, meals were served with silverware, dining menus were provided with restaurant style options, magazines, slippers and personal amenities were offered... Flying now is still an experience, just of the more stressful kind. Do you have your mask, did you check to see what type of Covid test you need to gain admittance to your plane, do you need a vaccine card, have you sanitized, you can't bring that bottle of water over 3.4 oz.... It certainly can be a little disconcerting to see groups of people walking around the airport terminal not only wearing masks and shields but hazmat suits as well. (Do they know something we don't?) Between terrorism and germs - staying home seems like a pretty good choice these days. Still - as I think back over this past week traveling to and through parts of France - it was pretty wonderful!
France is a beautiful country! Through my daughter Holly, I have had the opportunity to visit many different areas as she relocates her way around France. This visit took us to Cepoy and Montargis - two charming villages about an hour and half, south and slightly east of Paris. Holly and Greg have a lovely home here! Brooke and I enjoyed walking into the village center to pick up freshly baked pastries and just taking in the quaintness of the village itself. Gardens, architecture, wildflowers and a waterway greeted us at every turn; we were in awe!
Cepoy
In Holly and Greg's garden
Montargis
Five days is a whirlwind for any international trip so our time was carefully planned; we were very fortunate the weather cooperated and was a perfect 72 degrees our whole time there!
We visited the Chateau Versailles and the magnificent gardens! That was a full day adventure!
We returned to Paris the day prior to flying home to be closer to the airport and to have a day to see Holly's tiny Paris apartment in the gorgeous building she resides when working her long hours at La Tour d'Argent as their new Chef Sommelier Adjoint! We did a lot of walking - visiting her restaurant, sitting by the Seine eating our lunch, relaxing at the Jardin de Luxembourg, dinner at a wonderful French bistro (Le Bon George) and last but not least, viewing the iconic Eiffel Tower at night, lit up and all a glitter!
Holly's Paris Apartment
La Tour d'Argent
Lunch by the Seine
Jardin de Luxembourg
And now we are home, adjusting to our regular time zone, slowly getting the house back in order and getting reacquainted with our normal pace and basking in the memories of a wonderful trip!
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