Janie and Tim in the Halifax, Nova Scotia Airport before boarding for Paris/WestJet
Saturday, 4 August 2018
Golden Tulip
Roissy, France/by Charles DeGaulle Airport
Sunny, 93F
Our flight to Paris/CDG was mostly smooth and uneventful on
WestJet, an airline we would totally recommend, the best flight in years. They
offered a small upgrade so we had a bit more space because the center seat was
blocked—there are only 12 seats on the plane like this, but it is not really business
class. The first leg was from Toronto
to Halifax, and then a 5 ½ hour
flight to Paris. We had nonstop snacks and beverages with friendly service. Tim
was able to plug in his own Amazon Fire and watch movies using a West Jet app,
and I read a book and studied the tour materials till we landed. Since Paris is
six hours ahead of EDT, we experienced a bit of jet lag, but this time we used
homeopathic jet lag chewable tablets, "No-Jet-Lag." every two hours and felt quite well when
we arrived, well enough to board a free shuttle to Aeroville, a new mall with 141 stores—most different from ours in
the States, although I saw an H&M, Body Shop, Brighton, Pandora, and so
on. Our main goal was to eat, because
the hotel restaurant did not open until 7:30 p.m. and it was only noon, Paris
time, 6 a.m. Erie time. Otherwise, there
is not much to walk to in Roissy.
I would say we are a little droopy today, but we know exactly how
to take the shuttle to the train, take the train to the Metro, and get to Paris
in the morning! Vive la France!
TK’s Takes: The air conditioning is different here, not quite so
cool.The elevators in our hotel require the insertion of the room key to operate.
Two Coke Zero bottles (12 oz) cost $10 at the hotel bar. He could not sleep on the plane, he could not get comfortable. He says he doesn't sleep well in his own bed, let alone in an airplane. [Janie's note: he looked like he was sleeping to me, but not for the whole time]
Croissant Heaven in Auchan, a store in Aeroville that one could almost equate with Walmart
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