I can't believe it's already been 2 weeks since we "hopped on a plane at IAH" - cue Miley Cyrus.
A lot have been asking how the trip went so here's a little play-by-play!
january 2, 2012
plane - l'avion
Champagne to start the flight? Don't mind if I do!
Business class for my first international flight was either a really good or a REALLY bad idea. I'm not sure how I'm going to feel about my next trip home...
Thanks France for such a warm, beautiful welcome!
It felt like we were descending for an hour, but it never seemed like we were getting any closer to landing! It was so foggy, we didn't even see the ground until the wheels touched. I thought about rating the landing by habit - Evan and I used to do it for my mom - but I decided anyone who could get that large of a plane on the ground in fog without popping the wheels deserved a thumbs up!
THEY ALL MADE IT!
One of our bags, of course the one will all the important stuff in it, was one of the last to come through. It's safe to say we both gave a sigh of relief when we saw it.
bus - l'autobus
We took Bus No. 4 for an hour ride to the train station. Unfortunately (or really fortunately), we missed it by a few minutes and had to wait for the next one, but the fresh air felt nice after the 9 hours in flight. I'd love to say I took in the sites of Paris and enjoyed the ride, but I'm pretty sure my eyes were only completely open for 10 minutes when Mark would try to point something out to me. I tried my hardest to keep my eyes open - but I was in full 'head bob' mode!
train - train
Next stop - Hogwarts! Or Lorient.
Thankfully, Mark had done this before! After figuring out how to validate our tickets, we gathered around patiently watching for our train assignment. They post which train you will be riding 15 minutes before departure on the board. With four bags, two computers, and a camera, that means you've got to get a move on when it's posted so you can have a place for your luggage! As we boarded the train, a woman was trying to tell us where to store our bags because most of the spots were full... in French! We had absolutely no idea what she was saying, but we found some space and made ourselves comfortable for the 4 hour ride.
WE MADE IT!
After arriving at the Lorient train station, we may have taken a wrong turn or two and carried our bags a very long way in the wrong direction! After some wandering, Mark got us back on track and we took a taxi to hotel. Good thing we didn't have any more luggage because it was a tight squeeze! We had just enough time to take our bags to our room before we had to go pick up our apartment keys. Took a quick stroll around the city, grabbed a non-traditional French, very quick dinner and it was lights out for the night! The next morning we rented the city's ONLY automatic car - la voiture, crammed our bags in and moved into our apartment! After our stuff arrives, I'll post photos.
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