Paris Sofitel

... 60 seconds - I think we did good. :-) Hm, I'm looking in the entries and see that I haven't entered info about our Paris hotel? Can that be true? Let me look closer because it wouldn't do to leave out our 5 days in the Sofitel Luxury Hotel Champs ...

So we were supposed to arrive at the Paris du Nord station at about 11:45 AM, but did not get there until around 12:15 PM. We had to navigate the train station with all of our luggage, trying to read the signs in French, with not much help, to get to Gare ...

... vu à midi, il partira normalement à 23h45, beau petit retard. En attendant, la compagnie nous offre une chambre d'hôtel au Sofitel Paris Charles de Gaulle... 4 étoiles ! On profite de l'après midi (on a tout notre temps finalement) pour faire une ...

... Holiday Inn, made one more trip to the airport to finalize our new return flight details and then headed over to our new hotel, the Sofitel at Port au Sevres in the south-west part of the city.  We had lunch at a brasserie close to our new hotel ...

... hunting and wanted a hunting lodge in the country. He built a ’small’ hunting lodge at Versailles (5 hours horse ride from Paris) and later on, later, decided he wanted a nice garden. So he had 26,000 acres of forest transformed into a garden ...

... to have lunch on the Seine later but are already hungry so stop for breakfast - omellete of course as we are in Paris.  we get our supplies including a corkscrew which we forgot this morning and wine glasses.  Take the batobus (thanks to Lisa ...

... I thought it was - it was in the direction but without any further maps - I was a bit geographically challenged. So I entered the Sofitel and got direction and a map. I was 300 metres away. Ce La Vie. We met Michel the manager of the Fraser Suites - ...

... I have not done any of the tourist excursions as of yet as I have been finding my way around and enjoying the amenities of the Sofitel, my favorite 4 star. But alas all that has come to an end and tonight I spend my first night in a so called 3 star ...

... a peaceful walk across the river on the famous Pont du Gard. Another fast train & we were in Paris - stayed at the classy Sofitel Baltimore. Not an area I had stayed in before or ever recommended to clients but it was great - Metro at ...

... the stores, we thought maybe there were some good sales, but then we realized it was payday.  We stopped at the Sofitel for coffee and a westernized restroom before walking back to the ship.  The language barrier can be a definite problem, but ...

... way south), evergreened forests, waterfalls, lakes, gardens, strawberry jam, local wine (Vang Dalat), inexpensive golf, an artists enclave, a Sofitel Hotel (see Derek and Michelle Day blog for more on Sofitel), romance and charm (Dalat is reputed to be ...

... I've heard so much about that city from fellow travelers on different tours.    I just remember having a sleeper from Paris to Barcelona, but the restaurant and bar were always packed with people. It would be fun if some of you familiar ...

... not celebrate this evening as much as we thought.  Most restaurants are closed!  We ended up eating dinner at the Sofitel Hotel at a price that could have easily subsidize the economy of a small country in the Pacific.  It killed our ...

... - and then headed up to this Museum known as the Crazy House. Had a mozy round that and then headed off to the swanky Sofitel hotel bar (Larry's Bar) for happy hour. Played some pool and then finished off the other half of the lake walk. Next day we ...