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I started thinking about this trip over five years ago and invited my wife to go to Paris for our 25th Wedding Anniversary. She said 'No', believe it or not, becasue she was afraid to fly after the events of 9-11 and the aftermath in air travel. I asked her again and again each year after, but she kept saying 'no' so I figured if I was ever going to get her to see Paris I was going to have to act. I made the decision to get the tickets to Paris and just let it be a 'surprise'. How could she say 'no' now? Well, it worked and we're finally getting our anniversary trip for our 30th!! I got the ...

Bonjour France ! We hop off the flight, still a bit disoriented after a wonderful but hectic visit to India, get our Paris pass & hop on the metro to get to the Hotel, grappling with signs in French.....a group of musicians entertain us with carols on the train.... Later, in the afternoon we visit the Chateau de Versailles which is swathed in fog as you can see in the picture..... Started the day with a visit to the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris which was as incredible as the guidebooks & hubby (who's been here before) promised. This is an absolute must-see in Paris! The treasury was also ...

Having been traveling since yesterday afternoon (Pacific time), it nearly killed us to miss our extra tight connection from Paris-CGD to Zagreb by seconds. Very frustrating to see them close the door in our face. We knew it was tight but figured AirFrance wouldn't have booked it if it wasn't possible. And the woman in the Seattle airport said we just needed to catch a tram to our gate and we wouldn't have to go through security again in Charles deGaulle. Well, it wasn't a tram, it was a bus. And it went all the way around the airport, stopping several times, letting dozens of people on board, ...