France Switzerland & Italy

June 17-23 , 2003

Day One

After a connection flight through Dallas, we arrived at Charles De Gaulle (CDG) around 10:00 AM Paris time.  Overall the flight across was about 8.5 hours.  We cleared customs with no problem and made our way to the Metro RER station. About a week prior to our trip we had heard that there was a transportation labor strike.  To our relief, the trains were actually running at a reduced rate. We knew we would be leaving town in three days so our first order of business was to arrange for seat reservations on the High speed TGV to Switzerland.  We located a rail office in the Gare Du Nord station and made the seat reservations with no problem.  When traveling on the high speed rail lines in Europe, it is always a good idea to book seat reservations in advance.  They are required and early booking guarantees a seat. Me made our way via the Metro system to our B&B in the 13th ariondisment.  One other thing we can stress for the first few hours of your arrival in Europe, secure some "primer money" before leaving home.  This cash will add less stress to your arrival as you will not have to go hunting for an ATM the minute you arrive.

Day Two

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