Just returned froma wonderful, marvellous , fabulous 5 day trip to the City of Lights and I am still floating !!! Thank you so much to all those who take the trouble to write on this forum as it definitely made such a diffrence to our experience !
We landed in CDG on a early Monday morning and took a taxi to Splendid Etoile (17e)The airport is well signaged and there was no problems finding the taxi line at exit 18. It took 40 odd Euro to get to the hotel. It was only 9.00a.m. but our room was ready and we could check in straight away.Many thanks again to the many people who recommended Splendid Etoile --we were in Paris for our silver wedding anniversary and we couldn%26#39;t have chosen a more romantic or beautiful spot. Our room had two balconies overlooking the Arch de Triumph and the Champs Elysee and when it was all lit up at night it just looked magical.The location was perfect for us as everything we wanted to see was close by.
The weather was cold with occasional snow showers but we walked evrywhere --wandered around St Germane de Pres and marvelled at the flowers on the market street of Rue Cler and had delicious white and dark chocolate icecream at Bethillions in Isle st. Louise and hot chocolate at Angelina%26#39;s in Rue de Rivoli!!
I had champagne every night and was charmed to find you could order a glass at any cafe at any time!! We didn%26#39;t have a single bad meal ! The more memorable ones were Jules Verne for lunch on our actual anniversary where we had a window table with Paris laid out at our feet(Though my husband didn%26#39;t think much of the pigeon in his pumpkin soup starter, specially since there were a few plump ones walking all over the Tower !!) and a couple of super meals at Chez Savy (Rue Bayard) and Il Sergeant Recruiter(Isle St. Louis)
We were so lucky to catch a great exhibition at Musee D%26#39;Orsay of Cezanne and Pissaro exhibited side by side and I loved Musee Rodin and the sculptures spread out in the gardens.
Everyone we met were so unbelievably kind and polite from taxi drivers to waiters to hotel staff and it all added to make our visit specially memorable. This was not the first time we were visiting Paris but defi nitely the best experience we have had there.
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that%26#39;s great you have such a good time!
congratulations for you silver wedding!!!
we%26#39;re going on june for our first wedding aniversary, I hope we have also such a good time
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