May 1, 2018
This post is taken from my French travel journal and my trip through Southern France in April 2018. For some reason my iPad and Blog were not communicating at the time so I was unable to write any posts. At home I am able to blog "post" travel! Thanks for joining me on the journey!
Happy Labor Day - May Day
Le Fete de Muguet
The day to present a bouquet of Lily of the Valley to loved ones
Mr. B had never been to Parc de Bagatelle before so I thought today would be a good day to introduce them to each other!
The peacocks were happy to greet us!
But from 3 weeks ago when I last visited, a lot had changed. The Yellow Lady Banks climber was in full bloom.
As were the white and lavender Wisteria!
Pink Peonies - hello darlin
An arbor full of scented Clematis - breath deep
We were still too early to see the rose garden in bloom but it was looking good.
Fragrant Lilac's were everywhere....
And upon returning to our hotel we were greeted with Muguets.......
After a quick rest we took a walk over to the Louvre and Tuileries.
Everyone was enjoying the rays of sun on this cloudy day.......
The Roue de Paris is a giant Ferris Wheel at the Place de la Concorde.....
Enjoying the gray sky and views from the Pont de la Concorde bridge over the Seine......
We didn't plan too well as it was a bank holiday and everywhere we wanted to dine on our last night was closed! Back to dinner at Cafe Louise as it was good and the waitress was so kind & fun.
May 2, 2018
Woke at 6 to finish packing, check out of the hotel and order an Uber to Charles de Gaulle Airport. We made it but without much time to spare as we forgot about the hour drive to the airport! We were sitting near our gate at a small cafe when I spot two people we know from our home town. Our kids were on swim team together and it was so much fun getting caught up!
They were on our same Aer Lingus flight to Dublin then onto SFO. We all just barely made the connecting flight!
Good to be home. The garden is in full bloom and the roses are spectacular!
"One mustn't ask apple trees for oranges,
France for sun, women for love, life for happiness."
-- Gustave Flaubert
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