Boston to Paris April 2-4, 2023

 Boston to Paris ~ April 2 - 4, 2023

    We drove to Bethany's house mid-day, arriving just after 3:30 p.m. to leave the car and get a ride to the airport.  We sat and chatted with Beth and Jeremy for an hour or so before making our way to Logan. Because we are flying first class, we have access to the British Airways Lounge, which is really quite lovely.





We sat in these chairs, sipping some beverages

Neither one of us was particularly hungry, but we did grab some food - there was some lovely steak, a vegetarian pasta dish, as well as chicken, green beans, jasmine rice, and salad.  It wasn't very crowded, and we were just up the stairs and around the corner from our gate.  

It was a gloomy, rainy day when we landed in Reykjavik, but as we were just passing through, it made no difference to us.  We flew Icelandair - primarily because the first-class flights on other airlines were outrageously expensive, but also for the fun of it (and the hope that perhaps we might spy the northern lights). It also has very good reviews in terms of service.  With the strikes going on in France, we would never have run the risk of flying Air France or any of its US partner airlines.  To be honest, Saga Premium (what they call "first class") is really just what other airlines call Premium Economy.  The seats were certainly more comfortable than the economy seats, but we were spoiled by our forced Delta One experience with its "lie flat" seats.  I guess it's true that "you get what you pay for."  That said, the flight wasn't terrible, and I did manage to doze a bit on and off.  They did serve a meal and as much wine as you wanted - Jeff had a Jack Daniels, and because I wasn't feeling tip-top, I didn't have anything but water.

 We landed at Charles de Gaulle airport a bit after 1 p.m. Paris time and easily made our way to the Sheraton Paris Airport, checked in, and fell into bed for a lovely long nap.  The room is very comfortable.

The Sheraton - the boat-shaped building on the right.

We took the CDGVAL - shuttle train from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2

The train station is directly below our hotel!


We went to Les Etoiles (the stars) for dinner!

Poulet et légumes commes wok satay - my dinner

Le Club Sandwich - Jeff's dinner


Jeff is enjoying a "nice hot bath" in a surprisingly deep "soaker tub" - a pleasant surprise after a very long day of travel.

Tomorrow we rise early for breakfast here at the hotel before boarding the TGV just down one level to head to Strasbourg, France - thence to Basel, Switzerland - and on to Zurich and our hotel for three nights - the Renaissance Zurich.

À bientôt, mes amis!

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