Staying at the Crillon in Paris? What should I know about this hotel before going?
Dec 31st, 1969, 04:00 PM
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The church bells in New York made me cry.
Stayed in a hotel off Wall Street and I had to lay down with a migraine. And when the church bells (not sure from which church) started ringing it just choked me up. Only then did I realize that bells is one of the things I miss since I moved to the US in June.
And so I have to say: Why I fly to Europe? To see my loved ones!
Stayed in a hotel off Wall Street and I had to lay down with a migraine. And when the church bells (not sure from which church) started ringing it just choked me up. Only then did I realize that bells is one of the things I miss since I moved to the US in June.
And so I have to say: Why I fly to Europe? To see my loved ones!
Dec 31st, 1969, 04:00 PM
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obxgirl,
I doubt anyone here is seriously trashing those who choose not to travel. Maybe just trying to rationalize what seems irrational in our minds? I hadn't thought much about traveling to Europe until DH and I were offered a free place to stay for a week in Austria. We had an unexpected fantastic time and came back with THE TRAVEL BUG. Perhaps some of us who have the bug want to share this fascination with family and friends, cuz, it's so cool, right? Maybe, like us, if they just went once, then they'd get it.
I doubt anyone here is seriously trashing those who choose not to travel. Maybe just trying to rationalize what seems irrational in our minds? I hadn't thought much about traveling to Europe until DH and I were offered a free place to stay for a week in Austria. We had an unexpected fantastic time and came back with THE TRAVEL BUG. Perhaps some of us who have the bug want to share this fascination with family and friends, cuz, it's so cool, right? Maybe, like us, if they just went once, then they'd get it.
Dec 31st, 1969, 04:00 PM
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Lying on a beach for 10 days (or 10 minutes for that matter) has to rank as one of the more boring and useless ways to spend a vacation. Europe is definitely not boring. The history, culture and the people of Europe have kept me coming there for years and eventually plan to retire there.
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I'm quite a bit older than most of the people who respond but I am awe struck by the Effiel Tower, the canals of Venice, The ruins of Pompei etc. These were pictures in my history books 75 years ago when I was in school and at a time only the Astor's & Vanderbilt's went to Europe. Today these great places can easily be enjoyed by everyone and that is why I travel.
Dec 31st, 1969, 04:00 PM
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In 1972, I was on a train in the French countryside, watching the fields go by and thinking this is like being inside an Impressionist painting. I felt like I was on hallowed ground.
Apr 15th, 2009, 09:36 PM
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we just stayed there this past weekend for business and it is still one of the premier luxury hotels in the world.
couldn't find any recent postings..suites were reasonable and room service is exquisite.
love this hotel!
couldn't find any recent postings..suites were reasonable and room service is exquisite.
love this hotel!
Apr 15th, 2009, 10:04 PM
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ksucat: This thread is more than 10 years old and is really a mishmash of parts of old data that is semi-corrupted. Probably something to do w/ a pre-2000 date. It isn't even really much about the Crillon . . . .
