Elaine, you're not going to believe this, but one of my travel companions is sick too!! My stepmom has the flu, and we're leaving Saturday!! The doctor says she s/b OK by then. Dad will be sitting right next to her, but I will be in the row just behind them. I can't change seats because the plane is already sold out. I doubt anyone will trade seats with me if I tell them I don't want to sit near someone with the flu. So I'm stuck. Let's hope for the best for our companions....

Tavelling on an airplane with a cold has to be one of life's most miserable experiences!! I once flew to Paris with a cold, and I thought my sinuses were going to explode. Thankfully, there was a pint of gin in my carry-on. Pills and gin will get you through anything, sweetie. At least that is what Jacqueline Susann always said.

John,I would have thought that Jackie S would have included sex in that triad, but maybe you were offering the PG version. Or, maybe the gin IS most important.
:-))

I know it seems very tacky for me to be the one to revive this thread, but my TC read this thread and has insisted that I tell you that she is recovering from the cold and if I get sick it will not be her fault. She also refuses to take the rap for ALL the pastry stops.
thanks all
:)

Glad you have recovered TC. You have me salivating at the thought of a Hermé's Macaron. Bon voyage ladies. I wish you good weather.

I just checked the forecast at
accuweather.com and it looks to be dry and not too cold which I'm very pleased about.
I checked several weather websites because there are always variations--the bbc site is the only one with unpleasant predictions, so I'm choosing to ignore it.

What are the weather predictions?

111op, check this out:

http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/FRXX0076.html

Bon voyage, Elaine! Eat lots of chocolate! I can't wait to hear about your trip.

To the ELITE poster on the board. Have a Great Trip!!! Mike

Thanks P_M. I'm doing enough web searches already so it was nice to have your link available (which was why I asked).

I'm getting more excited myself, as I just bought tickets for a piano recital at Theatre des Champs-Elysees.

Elaine, Wishing you a wonderful trip. You lucky girl!

By the way, are you flying out of a New York airport? The weather right now is getting very nasty, and it's supposed to continue throughout the night. LGA and EWR are experiencing departure delays, but JFK is on-time.

I sincerely hope the weather clears up for your departure.

I am looking forward to your trip report. Bon Voyage.

111op, I forgot to wish you also, I bon voyage and hope you three will meet up.

Thanks cigale!

I don't think that I'll be able to meet on Sunday, as my current plan is to see Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye in the morning. But if I can't get up early on Sunday, I may find myself in the Marais instead. Anyway, it seems a lot of trouble to go to Poissy to see a building, but it's something different to do for a change. It's nice to see the real thing after seeing the scaled model in MoMA (in NYC).

I will be arriving Sunday, so I don't know if I can make the Marais walk. But if my plane arrives on time I will do my best. I sent my Dad a link to the Paris Walks website Elaine provided to me, so hopefully I can talk him into that instead of rushing to see the Eiffel Tower first thing.

Bon Voyage all, and I hope to see you there.

One more day, elaine :D

I am so glad to read that TC is feeling better. Nothing more miserable than flying with a cold ( as John says, gin or Bloody Marys do help) but landing can be agony .. so I am happy for you both that she is on the mend.
Take that Airbourne stuff with you to ward off colds, or as my dear Yankee advised me once when a man behind me kept sneezing, just hold your breath !

Take care, have fun, I look forward to reading all about it when you get back..I will add your notes to mine at that time :)
((F)) Scarlett

thanks Scarlett
I was so obsessed about catching the cold from TC, (as if that's the only source of infection I'll run into) you mean I was supposed to feel concern about how miserable <u>she</u> might feel on the plane if she were feeling poorly?
:)

LOL,
I am sure you would have been kind and solicitous ~ while holding your breath :D

I can't belive it! I have also come down with a cold and am heading to the Dr. in an hour to hopefully get some drugs. (I called this am and begged for them to squeeze me in) I don't want to wait since we only have one more day to go. I will not let this cold ruin our first trip to Paris. Hopefully it will clear up fast.

oh no!
Hope you feel better in a hurry!

It's TC's fault!!!!


lol

I have good news and good news. The first bit of good news is that my stepmom is feeling much better so Paris is on!! The other bit of good news is that Dad and stepmom have agreed to the walking tour Sunday afternoon, so barring any flight delays or unforeseen catastrophes, I will be seeing you all in Paris. WOOHOO!! I'll be the one in a long black coat and a grey scarf.

Yay!
Weather forecast is good too!
here's to tea and pastry after the Marais walk!
(TC insists on this for us, I'm indifferent of course :) )

Bon Voyage, Elain, and best wishes for safe travels!

BC

Great News p_M have a wonderful time.
Hope you'll snap pictures if you all meet up.

Have a great time Elaine. Re the cold ...I've had one since last Thursday .... I am sure if I had a trip to Paris in the wings I would have gotten better faster.

Enjoy and take good notes for us.

Thanks for the good wishes, cigelachanta.

Elaine, if your TC insists, I will make the sacrifice and join you for pastries after the tour. We all do what we must to please our TC's....

I have to say that someone I know (not TC) who is internet-skeptical (she uses it for information, including travel, but eschews message boards) thinks that there is something weird about strangers 'talking' to each other on any message board, including this one which I mention often.

On the other hand, I feel such warmth from and to so many of you, not to mention the great information that is always available here, that I think the disapproving ones are just missing out.
Thanks to all again for the support and the good wishes.

Where's the meeting point for the Marais walk? I suppose if I look at the link a little longer, I may be able to find out....

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pariswalking/

I'll file this info just in case.

Thanks.

Oh, never mind.

Meet at metro St Paul. (Line 1)

I think that my eyes were tired.

2:30, metro St Paul
be there, aloha

&quot;...really know how to have fun!&quot;


Again , my best wishes for all thre this month.

Just returned from Paris last night. We had a wonderful time but are exhausted. I'm back at work today and am taking a moment to check the board and see what happened to the others on our Marias walk. I was happy to meet P_M and her family but dissapointed not to have met elaine or 111op. Oh well, guess that just gives us an excuse to travel more and plan another! Hope all is well and everyone enjoyed their time in Paris!

Hi, I came back on Monday. Had a lot of fun, but I was on the RER-A at 2:30 (I was on my way back from St-Germain-en-Laye, after visiting Villa Savoye in Poissy).

Well, we can meet in Paris on a future trip. :-)

I'm working on my Paris report -- I've started a blog actually. I hope to give the details when it's ready.

Welcome back, everyone!

Hate we missed you! Hope you had a great time. Looking forward to reading your report/blog.

sorry I missed the Marais walk, our schedule became rearranged, I've posted a trip report just now
Hope you all had great trips

I have just arrived from the airport after my Paris adventure, and as I type this my head is spinning w/jet lag. It was great meeting PJI and her husband on the walk. They are a really interesting couple and I envy their ability to live in different parts of Europe. I will be posting a trip report soon, but first I must get some sleep, as I didn't do much of that in Paris. It was a great trip.

Welcome home/thanks for checking in/can't wait to hear all about it
Bonne Nuit

Welcome back P_M, We await your report.

Have a ball Elaine! From one drill sergeant to another! Friends say they need a course of vitamins to travel with me, but hey it's never dull. I have had much valuable advice from you in the past and look forward to more great hints very soon.