Paris by foot

We flew into France from Korea. Another 11 hour flight, more butt aches but no less pleasant than the first flight. First impressions began... Charles de Gaulle airport was very French.. Unnecessarily confusing and uncaring to the point of laziness. Catching the train from the airport felt odd... It almost felt like we were in Sydney with newer high rises surrounded by older derelict ones covered in graffiti. You could tell the difference once we actually got to Paris though. Paris is a wonderful a mix of historic, culture and arts. We adjusted to the time difference better than expected, so far no sign of jet lag. 

1 day to explore Paris.. By foot no less. We started the day with a good French breakfast, croissants and baguettes then off we set. We walked the Champs Élysées which is a busy street! We admired the arc de triumph, gazed in awe at the Eiffel Tower and queued at Notre Dame before getting inside and being creeped out by the horror movie style music being played on the organ. What an experience it all was, so much to see and love. As we began our walk back to the hotel we stopped for afternoon tea and it was delicious!!! By far the best creme brûlée and pear tart we have ever experienced! 

At every turn there are new experiences and so much to enjoy, tonight it was watching the French gather to watch their country play in the World Cup, so much dedication and atmosphere but for us it's a quiet night resting our weary, well walked bodies. 

Oh and I'm certain the amount of times we've exclaimed (or muttered) "Crazy French" is nearing triple digits!

Day 1

Excitement, some nerves and tired eyes started the day off at 3am. The freakishly early start was made bearable by the fact that we were heading off on our first big adventure! A free and completely unexpected upgrade to a limo for the trip to the airport was received with almost childlike excitement and before we knew it we were at the international departures joining the first of many queues for the day.

Some security checks - a random explosives swabbing and a full body scan - gave us some entertainment before we discovered the joys and eccentricities of duty free shopping. We didn't buy anything but found great joy in leaving weird selfies on the iPads as the wallpaper, and trying to figure out what "shark squalene" and "essence of kangaroo" might possibly be.

Taking our seats in the plane we picked some movies and settled in for the 11 hour flight... 11 hours... Gosh. I thought it would be easy. In the end it actually was pretty easy haha. Besides a slightly sore back and butt everything went well and we landed in Korea safe and sound. A beautiful country with beautiful people. Can't wait to see more on our return trip but for tomorrow?.. We're of to paris!!!

It's the final countdown!

So now all you can do is sing the song, sorry about that! We thought we would get a blog up and running to keep those interested up to date on our travels and for our own memories sake. So here we are 9 days to go (but who's counting). Ready....set...pack!