After a long day in the air (SAV-ORD-CDG), we made it! I hadn't been to O'Hare in years and was amazed at the cosmic light show in the connector between Terminal C and B!
The Paris airport (Charles DeGaulle) was huge with lots of "habitrails" in which people moved through and lots of high-end stores (Fendi, Gucci, etc.). I realized I forgot my watch and Bill said, "Let`s pick one up for you here," right in front of Gucci's! I couldnt take advantage of his naiveté with regard to price, and politely declined. A fashionable young man, named Kenneth, in the tightest black suit and shiniest black patent leather shoes I'd ever seen, met us upon exiting Customs, gave us some much needed water, and whisked us off in a Mercedes limo to our boat, the Viking Rolf, docked in the Seine just outside Paris. He drove through some very residential areas of the city with large, beautiful homes with walled gardens. As he conscientiously drove, I looked at highway signs with familiar names like Argenteuil, St Denis - places I'd read anout in books - until we finally stopped at where the boat was docked at LePecq near St Germaine du Lac along the Seine. The boat is narrow and very long. The interior is upscale, modern, and impeccably clean. Our cabin is quiet, beautifully appointed, and has every modern convenience, including heated bathroom floors, and a orivate balcony. Our wall-mounted, flatscreen TV not only has TV and movie offerings, but displays our daily customized tour schedule so its easy to reference our schedule on any given day!
It was daylight at 8:30 pm while we were having a delicious French dinner with some fun couples from VA Beach and RI. I think I'm going to enjoy my first cruise with Viking very much!
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