Joining the WW I tour
Moving Day 11/05/2022
It was time to check out of our Latin Quarter apartment and travel to the Mercure Hotel. We turned the keys over to the apartment at 10:00 AM and our taxi arrived at 10:05 AM. Our hotel is located in the shadows of the Eiffel Tower. After arriving at the hotel we stored our luggage then met with James White. James is our tour director and he will be taking care of us through November 13. We will be meeting with the rest of our group tonight at 6:00 for a wine reception. We would not be able to check in until 3:00, so we decided to explore Paris. We walked to the Arc de Triomphe located on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées and took the appropriate pictures. This is the most famous monument in Paris. Famous victory marches have walked through and around the Arch…. Germany 1871, France 1919, Germany 1940, and the United States in 1944. Let’s hope 1944 marked the last march of this nature.
After stopping at a streetside cafe for a cup of hot chocolate, we returned to the Mercure and checked in. We met James (our leader), Steve Girard (our historian), and Rolfe Hillman (fellow traveler). The other two members of our party, Dale and Beverly Forbes had not arrived. They had a flight delay and would not be arriving in Paris until 11:45 PM. We had an opportunity to meet and James gave us our itinerary. We will depart the hotel the next day at 8:00 AM. The tour starts then.
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