Lookout Paris

May 19, Sleep was good and the room was very comfy, in room bar was crazy, so we walked and got a beer. Next morning we out early for some breakfast and to start our day of sight seeing. The breakfast we had was good, the best omelet I have ever had. It was a small rest and the food and service were very good. We left and got a tour bus to see the City. The double deck bus was nice and we had headphones and listened to the tape as the bus maneuvered through the city. We left one line and got on other tour lines and toured many parts of the city. We saw most of what Paris had to offer form a moving vehicle and then we started afoot. We ran into a Bread Festival near Notre Dame and got to taste some of the local fare. After a long day we went to the hotel to rest and get some sleep I thought. Short lived, we decided to go over to the Eiffel Tower again and this time we took the tour and went to the top of the tower and what can I say? I don't know how to explain how Grand and Beautiful it was, let me just say, It Was. The tower was very crowded and we spent as much time as we could on the top. Could be very romantic, if about two thousand people weren't around. It was great none the less. Very late night.

Peace and Love, Cris & Bob

Arriving in Paris

May 18, The flight from Heathrow to Paris was good. Although I was pissed about the luggage the people on the ground and in the air were very nice. We got to Paris and found our luggage easily, one bag was open (zipper) one of the fine luggage carriers wanted to check out our undies. Oh Well. Immigration was easy and got to the outside of the terminal for the shuttle that I knew would soon be arriving. I called the shuttle comp. and they said it would arrive in ten minutes. Ten minutes turned into twenty and the thirty and the phone calls were many. Since I had already paid for this one, I was pretty committed. Finally a shuttle arrived and we were able to squeeze in with four golfers from the Czech Republic. Nice conversations, but we all could have used some Binaca. The ride to our hotel took well over an hour and the golfers were dropped off first. Onward and with not so much reckless abandon our driver got us to The Paris Hilton. Paris Hilton is not only and American ho-bag but also a very nice hotel one and a half blocks from the Eiffel Tower. We were looking forward to a quiet night and some dinner in Paris. The day had been long and finally my blood pressure was back down to normal. We got some dinner and had a nice stroll around the area ( re-conn ) so we could plan the next day.

Peace and Love, Cris and Bob

Onward to Paris

May 18, got set to go and had a nice breakfast in the hotel and finished packing the rest of our stuff. The hotel staff had reserved a car for us to arrive at 9am and guess what, it didn't show. I was concerned, and they admitted that they wrote down the wrong date. They got us another car with many apologies and we got on the road. The car got us to FCO in time but dropped us at the wrong terminal. We finally got to British Airways to fly to Paris through Heathrow. When I had booked the flight I had purchased tickets with two luggage pieces each. At the counter the %#$^$%#@$^% that waited on us asked if I had anything in print, no was the answer, so they charged me 76 Euros for two additional bags. I was ready to hurt someone, but Cris kept her head cool and we got through. Imagine that. So we got the plane, flew to Heathrow and got off that plane and had a two hour layover. We were in terminal Five and it is brand new and very nice. They were well organized and people traffic patterns flowed smoothly. After a time and a couple of pints we got on the plane to Paris, I knew there wouldn't be any trouble in Gay Pari because I had already booked transport from the Airport to the Paris Hilton.

Peace & Love, Bob & Cris

Roma

May 17. Rome is an interesting city and the historical aspects are tremendous. We took in the Vatican, Coliseum, many churches and chapels, fountains and all the rest that comes with it. The city itself is small and travel is easy. Trains, buses, planes, bicycles, and the good ole tennis shoe. We had an awesome time using most of the modes of transit. We took in the culture from the aspect of Americans. It seems that different peoples views are not all the same. We talked to others about some things and were surprised that they saw it not quite the same way we did. Alas, the world has various types of folks. The total of our stay in Rome was about some more tours and a very long day to Naples and Pompeii. The bus was comfy, but the trip was long and the fourteen hours before we got back to the hotel were grueling. Pompeii was very interesting in the way it was preserved with the ashes from the volcano( Mt. Vesuvius ) The guide was good and we were with some nice people. Worth the time and the cost of the tour, about $300.00 for the two of us. We got back to the hotel and had to rest before our next venture. We hashed over taking the train to FCO airport, but we chickened and reserved a cab.

Peace and Love, Cris & Bob