Viva la France!!!!

As some of you may know I traveled to France in November. My travel companion was my friend Cynthia. We actually had been to Paris once before about 3 years ago and did not have a good time. The French people were incredibly rude (SURPRISE – you never heard that before), our trusty tour book was not accurate and we couldn’t find our way anywhere. All of our time was spent walking around trying to find things. Now keep in mind we are both college graduates, have 3 years of high school french under our belts and for gosh sakes I plan for a living… so you would have thought we could have maneuvered our way around.

To think that we would have even wanted to go back was amazing. After months of planning, weeks of private french lessons, searching for the perfect apartment and a 5 page 7 column spreadsheet detailing our every move for the 9 days we are there the trip, I am glad to say, the trip was a success.

pb140454

We flew into Paris, arranged for a car to pick us up, went directly to the apartment, repacked, then headed to the train station to go on to Lyon. Upon leaving the apartment, headed to the metro stop, I knew we were in for a different experience when I saw Starbucks at the end of the block from our apartment, it was as if the heaven’s opened up and I heard a choir of angels singing “Alleliuah”. As we stopped to get our bearings straight a man asked us if we needed directions. What is this ???? A Frenchmen speaking English helping the stupid Americans, we felt so fortunate.

After visiting Lyon, we went to Aix En Provence, Avignon, Nice and Monaco. It was simply wonderful.

Lyon at night

The Ivory Coast - Nice

Roman Theatre 1BC in Vieux Carre, Lyon

Fountain at Versailles

What would a trip to France for a wedding planner be without visiting a few bridal stores to check out the latest in bridal style. My very favorite was Max Chaoul. The first picture is from their store window.