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How we ended up in Brittany for vacation

So, our trip this past week, that we got back from, was to France. Paris and Brittany. It all began with a trip to Paris in October 2012, and tasting the exquisite Bordier Butter. To find about more about him, read below. My story will be posted tomorrow about the trip! http://www.francemagazine.org/articles/issue78/article156.asp?issue_id=78&article_id=156

Day 8: Paris

Day 8: October 15th, Saturday Today was the last day here in Paris. Last night, we had checked into Hotel Tremoille. By the end of the trip, we were a little tired of the packing and the unpacking, I have to say! As soon as we checked into hotel Tremoille, I did the property inspectionContinue reading “Day 8: Paris”

Day 7: Paris

Day 7: Oct 14th, Friday Today, we checked into hotel Powers. http://www.hotel-powers.com/ A 4 star property, just off Champs Elysees, very close to George V (four seasons). A very nice hotel, for those looking to be in this area. Personally, for me, I don’t like this area very much at all. To me, it isContinue reading “Day 7: Paris”

Paris: Day 6

Day 6-Thu Oct 13th Today was DH’s birthday. We checked out of the Maurice, and checked into Hotel Crillon. They are cleaning up the facade of the hotel and by Christmas time it will be done. This is also another Palace hotel. The lobby has undergone some renovations and it looks fresh, but still very muchContinue reading “Paris: Day 6”

Paris: Day 5

Day 5-Wed Oct 12th We checked into Hotel Maurice http://www.lemeurice.com/ , another Palace hotel and we were going to stay here 2 nights, just to get a break from the moving around! It was purchased by the Dorchester group in 1998. Very grand hotel, with modern touches, the interiors are by Philippe Starck. There are 160 roomsContinue reading “Paris: Day 5”

Paris: Day 4

Day 4-Tuesday Oct 11th In the morning I did a site inspection of Le Scribe hotel, very close to the Opera. It was a nice hotel, modern, clean, lots of historical references. A botique hotel, built in 1861. It was renovated in 2008.http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-0663-hotel-scribe-paris-managed-by-sofitel/index.shtml Very close to Galleries Lafayatte and the Opera. The tea room isContinue reading “Paris: Day 4”

Paris: Day 3

Day 3-Monday Oct 10th Property inspection of Victoria Palace. The hotel was built in 1913. They have a lot of Jr. Suites- 28 to be exact ! See day 2 for pics. Checked out and into Hotel Le Bristol. http://www.lebristolparis.com/ From the minute we walked into this door, we felt like royalty. The staff atContinue reading “Paris: Day 3”

Paris: Day 2

Bunch at Place du marche St Honore, a great sq, on the way (well not if its Sunday, you can stop by the Collette store). Brunch at Cuisine + confidences, good food. http://maps.google.com/maps/place?rls=com.microsoft:en-us&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=Cuisine+et+Confidences&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Cuisine+et+Confidences&cid=837497720425382711 Got a coffee at Cafe Vivienne, which was served with some delicious caramel! Checked into Hotel VictoriaContinue reading “Paris: Day 2”

Paris Returned, 8 nights, stayed at 7 hotels : Day 1

So, the Paris trip was a long trip in the making. I wanted to surprise Rahul ( DH) with a return trip to Paris, where we spent a year in 2007-’08 during his business school. I started planning this in late July and started salivating dreaming of eating at some of the hot spots currently!Continue reading “Paris Returned, 8 nights, stayed at 7 hotels : Day 1”