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Wrapping up my Paris marathon trip – but first, if you want to catch up (or refresh your memory!!) here are the links to all my Paris posts!!
Le Marathon de Paris
Time to Shop!!
It’s Always a good day for Champagne
So, our trip ended with the usual trip to the airport, lines through Passport control, security and of course some Duty Free shopping. And the lounge. And I had on some fancy footwear!
That’s right…this really happened!
My trip ended like it started 🙂 In the Star Alliance lounge. There were yummy snacks and beverages but mostly there was some sad…..
A few random thoughts:
I had a really nice time, and sometimes it pays to splurge and stay in an awesome hotel that you might have otherwise overlooked.
This was the first time that Eydie and I had ever been on a trip together (not counting Girl Scout camp!) and we should do it more often!
E is not a runner but did the 5K with me and did AWESOME! And one thing we talked about, that is really so true: When the bombing at the Boston Marathon happened, Eydie said she was kind of surprised by the response, mainly from the running community. How everyone seemed to be affected, like they’d been there or had friends/family there. After hanging at the expo and doing the 5K she simply said “Now I get it”. Runners are family. A tribe. No matter where we are.
I can’t wait to go back to Paris, to France. And take more cooking classes and learn more about wines. And, yeah, to eat more of those…..
And, yeah, I definitely need to head back and do that marathon thing the right way — there is definitely a PR waiting for me in France!!
And now, some shots that I maybe didn’t share with you earlier…
One of many views of the tower
The Cathedral at Reims
One of many failed “jump shot” attempts!
We climbed up these stairs in one of the champagne houses, up from the cellar
Didn’t actually make it to the Louvre but…
French onion soup…in France.. 🙂
Tasty short ribs
Marathon spectators…and entertainment!
This was a really great trip, and I can’t believe it took me six months to finally finish the story!!! But there you have it – thanks for coming along with me!
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