y last post for Paris in July. I thought I could fill the month but my time has been crunched. By the time this is posted I will be in Orland at the RWA Conference. I had hoped to have enough posts saved so they could run the entire time I am gone, but I am out of time for writing them.That being said, I am going to sum up the rest of the trip. We finished off with a trip to the middle of the Eiffel Tower our last night in Paris. It was a beautiful view. This was my first time up into the Eiffel Tower. I had stayed on the ground previously. This is due to another stupid phobia - fear of heights. But, since dinner was above and I would be the only one left on the ground, I forced myself to go. I am so glad I did. The view was gorgeous and the food delicious.
By the time the night had come to an end, everyone was exhausted. It was a very busy trip, but it was a pleasant exhaustion. We rose early the next da
y and were taken to the airport, much earlier than we needed to be. Thus, we all had to wait until we could check in for our flight. This was also the first time I was ever pulled aside and my bags gone through and I was frisked. I was a bit embarrassed. I was so tired that my carry-on was a complete mess. I just threw stuff in that didn't fit in my luggage, deciding to deal with it when I got home. I won't make that mistake again.I don't know why I was singled out. My name could have been random, on a list or something else could have made them question me. At least I wasn't the only one in the group. There were a few of us that got the
special treatment.Did I mind? No. If this is what we have to endure to keep the airlines safe then I am all for it. I would rather those screening were extra diligent than to wake up to the news one day and watch coverage of new horrors.
Hope you enjoyed my trip to Paris. It was fun revisiting it.
I did enjoy it! Tnx!
ReplyDeletethanks for more info on paris. i loved the effiel tower-how ever you spell it. probably the highlight of my trip because it was so famous!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the personal tour. I'm glad you had a good time and the kids were good, too.
ReplyDeleteDEAR AMY,
ReplyDeleteI HAD NO IDEA, PARIS IN JULY WAS GOING ON. I LOVE ANYTHING PARIS AND IT HAS BEEN A DEEP DESIRE TO GO TO PARIS. HOW EXCITING TO MEET SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN THERE. I READ ALL YOUR POSTS. I HAVE BEEN SENT 3 POSTCARDS FROM PARIS AND THEY ARE A TREASURE OF MINE AND IT MAKES ME FEEL AS IF A LITTLE PART OF ME HAS BEEN THERE.
HUGS
SIMPLY DEBBIE
I love Paris. I didn't get to go up in the Eiffel Tower when I was there because the city was celebrating the Centennial of the Eiffel Tower, so it was closed down to visitors, but it was an incredible celebration with the most amazing fireworks I've ever seen. Hope you had an amazing trip! Sounds like you did.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing your trip to Paris! I hope to visit (for the first time) in the spring, but now almost feel like I've already been.
ReplyDeleteAmy, what a wonderful contribution to Paris in July. I'm sorry I didn't comment on each of your posts, but you have been very prolific with your posts on the trip to Paris. I have enjoyed your brief recollections of each of the the significant points in your trip, and loved the photos of Paris and of the kids enjoying their trip too. I especially loved your photo here of the Eifel tower - how is it that a gigantic piece of Micano can elicit such emotions of romance, mystery and passion? Again, thaks so much for all your contributions in July - I really look forward to keeping in touch and to see where things go now?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed every minute of your trip to Paris. Thank you for sharing it with us!
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