Travel Day - Amboise to Paris - May 31, 2015

As I write this, I'm sitting in our hotel room at the Marriott near Charles de Gaulle Airport after a long day of travel. I had gotten our tickets for this final train journey out last night  and noticed that we only had ten minutes to transfer between our Amboise-Tours train and the Tours-Paris train. We all agreed this was a little too close for comfort so this morning we walked to the train station to see if there would be any problem catching an earlier train. The lady at the ticket counter said it would be just fine, so we caught the 12:19 pm train to Tours and then the 2:01 pm train to CDG Airport. Caught a hotel shuttle at the airport and voila, here we are.

We did find time this morning to wander through the riverside market again which was at least twice as big as Friday's market. Becky, Marianne and I each bought a tablecloth. (I know, Rich, I really don't need another tablecloth, but it was so cheap, I couldn't resist. Plus, I need to use up my remaining euros.)

It's raining here in Paris so we've decided to try the hotel restaurant for dinner followed by a movie in our room. Looks like they're playing "Unbroken" which none of us have seen. Then, up early tomorrow morning to catch a 10:20 am flight to Dublin, then on to San Francisco and finally (for me) home to Portland/Vancouver. Hard to believe this trip is just about over. This is my last blog for this adventure. Au revoir, friends and family. See you at home.

Finally, before I end this post, I want to say Happy Birthday to my wonderful son-in-law Brent, who is an awesome father to Jake and husband to Ashley. Love you so much. Have a wonderful day and enjoy your birthday barbecue!

Amboise Chateau of Francois I

Amboise Town Center

Getting ready to say AU REVOIR to France