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| Last look at the Port of Buenos Aires from the 17th Floor |
Last day in Buenos Aires, February 29, 2012
Sheraton Hotel & Convention Center, Av San Martin, BA
Used outdoor pool - wonderful
Dinner at the St. Regis in Hotel - great
Taxi to Ezeiza Airport - wild
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Plane trip is fairly easy – I watched movies for 8 hours of the 10 hr trip: Harry Potter; Ides of March; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Moneyball - caught up on some movies I missed since leaving Monterey.
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| Heathrow - British Airways Gate A23 |
Stop in Heathrow 1.5 hrs, then...
We’re off to Paris!
Arrive Paris late by an hour – 1:00
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March 1, 2012
Le Meridien Etoile- Work out at Club Med – great pool
- Dinner at the Jazz Club Restaurant in hotel – sushi and fish&chips
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| After dinner walk to the Arc de Triomphe |
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The next day...
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| At Cafe Richards |
- Train tickets for Esperaza @ SNCF Botique
- Catch ‘Open Air Tour” after cafe au lait and croissants
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| We catch the tour bus by the Arc |
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| Ad for things to see??? |
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| We get off at the Eiffel Tower |
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| Passing by the Louvre |
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| Notre Dame |
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| Rive Gauche |
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| On the Champs Elysees ending our day long city tour |
After a workout for John and a nap for me, we have dinner at the hotel...
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| L'Orenoc |
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| Scallops and asparagus |
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| Apple and Pear Crumble |
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| Glazed Poached Pear |
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| Happy and Satisfied |
Foie gras
(forgot to take a picture)
Scallops with asparagus
Apple pear crisp/Poached pear
We leave on train from Gare Austerlitz for 10 hr ride to
Esperaza
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| John, again, with all our worldly possesions (for the "sabbatical year") at Gare Austerlitz |
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| French countryside |
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| Our stop at Carcasonne |
Stop in Carcasonne
Catch the “local“ train to Esperaza
Sophie picks us up at the train station - Get keys for the gite/cottage
Eat dinner by the train station
Walk home and go to bed
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Sunday – our first Esperaza day…
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| 4 rue Barbes |
Get up and go to market in the square
Walk around the town – stop for café au lait
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| The Sunday Market in the town square |
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| The cottage and market |
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| The River Aude |
Move furniture to our liking
Unpack and eat
dinner
Do wash
Listen to radio and settle in our new “living
room”
(the second bedroom on the 3rd floor)
Go to bed.
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Next post: Our first week in Esperaza
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