Detour – A Day in Paris – Day 361

Mike P
Children under metro sign in paris

What on earth were we thinking? I thought we had adopted slow tourism and recognized its rewards. Perhaps this “travel” day would have been easier if Paige hadn’t blown out her ankle. Maybe if we weren’t leaving after the biggest party of the year in Porto, we might have actually been able to catch an Uber (the wait to get inebriated youth home took priority).  In retrospect, we probably didn’t need to cram a whirlwind 5 hours of Paris sightseeing into the day (Our tickets for Disneyland didn’t start until the next day). It was a long day that really drained us. But instead of complaining about transfers, train tickets and Uber headaches, I’ll just share some funny pictures from our time instead.

Child smiling in front of easy jet plane on tarmac
Heading to Paris in style!
Children under metro sign in paris
Kids first time riding the Metro
Kids entering quick restaurant
First food stop – we needed a quick bite to eat
Plate of radish
Radishes were not on the menu at Quick, so we had to get our fix at a proper French Restaurant
children eating ice cream
Probably the most expensive gelato of the trip
Crowds at notre dame
Revenge tourism was at its zenith in Paris this day
Family sitting on bench in the heat
Resting after our walk down the Champs-Élysées
Daughter and mother at eiffel tower
We made it – at least to the bottom of the tower
Child smiling at arc de triomphe
We made it – at least to the bottom of the Arc

Where we stayed:

By the numbers:

  • Parenting I did on the flight to Paris: 0 minutes – I fell asleep before takeoff and woke up when the plane was emptying
  • Time we spent buying RER train tickets: 40 minutes – in the end it was a fail and we walked away
  • Amount we spent on admission to Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Arc de triomphe & the Louvre: 0 Euros – we went into none of them
  • Amount we spent on those radishes: ??? Euros – Fortunately I’ve mentally blocked that purchase
  • Days between Best Western Hotel stays: 236 – like I said, it had been a while

Ciao for now

Mike

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