Hilton France

Visiting Africa and Europe.

I am trying to see as many places off the beaten path as I can in 37 days. The plan is to visit every continent (except Antarctica of course!!). We will see what happens. I hope you enjoy reading about my adventures as much as I enjoy experiencing them ...

In what is becoming a tradition, Jim, Nicole and I got together somewhere fun over Thanksgiving. Loire Valley, France 20-26 Nov 2006 20 November 2006 Jerez-Stansted Flew from Jerez to Stansted on RyanAir-stayed at the Hilton at the airpot and ...

... had never played them before would be A minor and C Major!So we began.It wasn't easy, as it seems all sheet music in France is translated into French, so they don't have Italian terms, and the keys, time signature, treble and base clef, accidentals and ...

We dropped the Newvilles off at Orly airfield to catch a flight back to London. We stayed at the Hilton hotel at the airport and was able to visit the mockup of the Concorde SST (which I was fortunate enough to fly on about ten years ...

This was our third trip with Edward ...

What a great town Paris is. We arrived in town around midnight and were exhausted from the day of travelling. Thank god for a small room and a quite night overlooking the city. The first day started off wonderfully with bright sunshine and only a ...

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... ; A few missed opportunities and backtracking due to the inability to get over in time to make the turn, and eventually we saw the Hilton entryway, albeit on the wrong side of the road from our direction of travel.  When we finally got to the Hilton, ...

... is finally being corrected.  For being a Hilton "cool guy" we get the breakfast free.  It was a fairly standard Hilton breakfast buffet with a few French twists.  You could make a salad for breakfast.  Each item for the salad being ...

... a million flowers, lakes and even a tram to take you around the grounds. We spent the whole day here before returning to the Hilton. Last Day- I helped mommy do laundry in paris, it was raining so we just read our books and Jacob and Daddy stayed at the ...

... racked up the Hilton points so with a phone call he was able to book us a room and we left the airport in route for the Hilton Paris La Defense! Research told me that the train was the cheapest and fastest way to get into the city. We headed down to the ...

We spent the day driving, retracing pretty much our entire itinerary back to the Paris Airport Hilton.  It was a long drive, made much longer by the delays at the toll booths and stopping to try to get to an ATM to get some additional cash since the ...

... - Le Palais de La Défense, which has one of the largest unsupported roof spans in the world. Within the complex is a Hilton Hotel with rooms overlooking the indoor shopping precinct. We finally arrive at La Grande Arche. It is so huge you could stand ...

... Mac!!!! I must have been REAL hungry.  Germany had better food so far but it is only the first day.  Staying at the Hilton Charles De Gaulle – Based on my first day I would not recommend it.  The front desk staff is very short and non ...

... and on route without any problems working as a team to spot signs that might be missed. Mapquest does not work for France! Fortunatley it wasn't too difficult to figure out the main route. Tolls lined the motoway, requiring continuous replenishing of our ...

... the plane.  We arrived in Paris and long behold, my bag was not there. We made the claim with the airport and went to the Hilton Arc De Triomphe. I was given a number to call, but they were closed when we got to the hotel.  We walked to the Arc ...

... that the travel agent was not going to be able to get us set up until tomorrow night so we had to spend another night in the Hilton, oh rough life. We did learn we will be staying at the Ritz Carleton for the next two nights... Oh my life is rough.  ...

The hotel is named Hilton Arc de Triomphe because it is walking distance to this famous monument. These are some photos from the Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elyees, and Palais Decouverte. ...