The Paris trip is 18 hours away! It’s been months of excitement building to this point – It’s finally here. I do believe I’m ready! Next blog post will be from the Central European Time Zone!

I understand some of my friends are interested in hearing about my preparations… so here they are.. in no particular order;

• Opened Travel Account
• Informed credit card companies of travel plans
• Paid Bills
• Arranged for airport transportation to/from on both sides
• Arranged for dog sitting and walking
• Took dog to groomer
• Purchased plenty of Euros
• Purchased French phrase book
• Purchased Rick Steeve’s pocket Paris
• Burrowed Binoculars
• Stocked up on sugar free mints
• Purchased electrical converter
• Loaded IPad with entertainment
• Loaded Kindle with books
• Packed laptop
• Formatted card on Nikon and packed extra card
• Packed special request items for my hostess
• Packed clothes & shoes for all seasons and reasons
• Packed travel pillow, ear plugs and eye mask
• Packed umbrella and fashionable scarfs
• Researched side trips to Brugge, Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Brussels, Antwerp, Switzerland, French Alps, French Riviera, Burgundy, Venice, Lake Como, Loire Valley, Mont Michele, Normandy and the French wine regions
• Made reservations to visit the community of Taize for noontime prayer
• Researched Labyrinths – and Chartres
• Found Pipe Organ concert at St. Sulpice
• Researched Paris’s metro and bus lines and the high speed trains
• Consulted Trip Advisor, Lonely Planet and Rick Steeve’s tips on Paris attractions, museums, neighborhoods, cathedrals and cemeteries
• Compared Burlesque shows in Paris
• Spent a lot of time on google maps street view walking the streets of Paris
• Went to the chiropractor for final neck adjustment
• Had lunches and dinners with most of my friends and family
• Printed boarding pass
• Had my fish taco from Cafe Zazzle for final dinner before trip