Our children, who had traveled to Europe with my Aunt Jerrie, urged us to take a similar trip, and by golly, we did.
Paris is my favorite European city. Our headquarters in Paris was the Hotel Madeline. It was close to the Champs Elysees and the Place de la Concorde, so much of our sightseeing was by walking. In addition, sitting in a sidewalk cafe having some cafe au lait and pastry gave us a really cosmopolitan feeling. The only negative aspect to our stay was the hotel charging us for our breakfast orange juice when it was clearly marked as part of what was included in our stay. The cashier wondered aloud why we were "fussing" about such a small charge, and I told her it was the principle of the thing.
Directly across from the hotel was a sandwich and pastry (gorgeous) shop where I first had what has become a favorite sandwich, the corque-monsieur. Believe it or not, I can get the same delicious sandwich in one of our local cafes. Wow!
More, later.
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Paris hasn't changed much but you no longer have to pay for the orange juice!
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