Friday, 11/12/21

I’m writing this from CDG. Yesterday, had a fairly unscheduled day, but planned for lunch with Lily Heise of Je T’aime, me neither blogging fame. She chose the Pigalle Boullion, which turned out to be fun. Bouillon are large, well decorated, fast and cheap restaurants with French classics. I spent the morning doing some walking, and fortunately checking on my route to the RER for the next morning. Low and behold key access gates are closed, so it was good that I had done the recon. Was able to help an American Girl who was clearly baffled by all of this. After a coffee at Peleton and a stroll towards Pl de Vosges and the Carnavalet museum it was up to Montmartre. Note Carnavalet is free, but you do need a reservation. Climbed up the hill, did a quick pass through Pl. Tertre, and then down the hill to meet Lily for lunch. Then a great stroll all the way back to St. Germaine through the covered passages etc.

AIRPORT:

Amazingly, I got myself on the RER, 6:00am, through the Cluny tunnel, free ride since I’m already using a Navigo 5 zone weekly pass. Arrived at airport around 7:00am, about 45min from St Michel. Managed no line at check in, you need Passport, VAX Card, and test result, as well as filling out some kind of form for the USA saying you don’t have Covid. And amazingly, not hassled about carry on. After that, immigration stamps your passport, amazingly today there was no line, this can normally take an hour or more! Then train to terminal, then security, also no line this morning! Air France lounge took pity on me and let me in with no fight, even though I’m likely not entitled to be here, but am willing to pay for admittance. Far as I could tell no restaurants, except one with enormous line are open in the terminal.

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