Day One in Paris, January 11, 2010

We flew to Cincinnati and caught a Delta flight to Charles de Galle airport, arriving in Paris at 8:00 AM, Monday, January 11.  The flight over was smooth.  Mark was able to sleep much more than I did.  For some reason, the woman behind me took up a continual habit of kicking my seat.  Big bummer.  Once on solid ground, we took a taxi to our hotel.  A quaint, Parisian hotel with a lovely lobby and tiny rooms.  Our big American suitcases need a room for themselves (ha ha).
Mark took part in a video conference call, so I strolled over to Luxembourg Gardens, a short distance away.  It is a large, lovely park.  During the warm weather, it gets lots of Parisian sunbathers and loungers.  In January, it is much less crowded.  But beautiful nonethless.
When Mark completed his work, we walked around the area we'll call home for the next 6 days.  St. Germain de Pres, the river Seine, lots of lovely streets to stroll.  Each corner beckons you to explore the inviting paths.  Paris is a city explorer's dream, full of interesting discoveries.
We ate at Les Editeurs, near our hotel.  We started with two salads:  beet carpaccio and lentils with arugula.  Both were superb.  We then shared a croque monsieur (french for grilled cheese sandwich).  The salads really topped the sandwich.

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paris jan 2010