Sunset Dinner Cruise

On our second night in Paris we had the most romantic dinner cruise. We boarded our boat just off of the Love Lock Bridge in Paris. 

Once we were seated aboard the Le Calife, we were served our wine and cheese puffs which are different than cream puffs, and in my personal opinion much tastier. 

For dinner we had a choice of about 4 appetizers, which were served with champagne, and 4 choices for dinner and 4 choices for desert. 

For the appetizer I tried to be adventurous and I got the salad with duck. 

I realized I did not like duck. The salad part of this dish was good and Brian had the duck. 

Brian got the warm goat cheese in a crispy flaking pastry with honey. It was great!!

For dinner I chose the rump steak and Brian had the cod. Both of which were very good. It's amazing because they actually prepare everything on the boat. 

As the sun began to set the sights became even more beautiful and much more romantic. The city lite up with love. 

As we approached the Eiffel Tower it began the light show which made the tower light up and twinkle like thousands of stars were all over it. It was beautiful!

The photos don't even do it justice. The crew on board timed this so perfectly and we didn't really see any other ships that where there at the same time and the show starts right at 10. 

After seeing the Eiffel Tower I finally saw the Statue of Liberty, only it was the one in Paris and it is much smaller. 

About that time they served desert. I order the creame brûlée and Brian got chocolate fondant. 

This creame brûlée was the most amazing thing I have ever tasted. It was so yummy! As the night sky was lite up by the sourrounding buildings, we enjoyed the atmosphere aboard the boat. 

Bienvenue a Paris, la villa de l'amour

We have been planning a European vacation for years now and been focusing on it for the past few months. Saving money and planning it all out.

We planned and booked everything on our own, so I'm sure we are bound to have some adventures. 

We left Indy last night around 7:30 And flew to Detroit, which was a joke! It was a 35 minute flights that took more time to board and taxi to the airport than it did for us to arrive in Detroit. Obviously much quicker than a 4 hour car ride. We flew Delta and it was great. 

We left Detroit at 9:30 for an 8 hour flight to Paris, France. We flew Air France through Delta. It was very nice. The staff was great and it felt like their main focus was making sure all guest were comfortable. For example when they served a meal they made sure all seats where in the upright position. If they asked and you didn't do it (like the rude lady in front of us) they physically did it for you while saying Merci! 

The flight was smooth but I couldn't sleep! At all. I tried so hard. We were served dinner aboard the flight, which was very good, as well as breakfast. 

I had never had an actual meal on a plane so I was impressed that it didn't taste terrible and it was honestly Very good. Maybe I was starving. Lol

Once arriving to Paris we departed the plane and went through customs. All went smooth and peachy, until we realized our debit card didn't work to get cash! 

Quick travel tip: when traveling to Europe

The best cards are an American Express that has a chip, or a venture card. We have both and were able to do a cash advance to get cash. 

After taking the blue RER train to our hotel, we crashed hard. I think it was the best sleep I have had in a long time. 

After we got up we decided to walk over to Luxemburg Gardins, which was so pretty. The walk there was breathtaking, not JUST because it was about 44 degrees and super windy with rain, but because the buildings are gorgeous. Every entry door is different. 

The statues at the Gardins were so pretty and the details on them were amazing. I could honestly spend all day staring at them. 

Did I mention there are about 75 statues in the Gardins if not more? They were everywhere.

The trees that line the path towards the palace were super cool. 

The palace which is now, I believe, a government building, is in the middle of the Gardins which is pretty much a super

Nice park. There were families playing and a huge play ground, and even a small Theatre. 

Finally we enjoyed a scrumptious dinner at a restaurant called Mustache. The service was great and the food was like nothing I have ever had but good. I got a chicken dish and it had so many great flavors. I tasted ginger, garlic, cilantro, mint, all kinds of veggies and this awesome sauce. I also enjoyed a great moscato wine. 

After dinner we enjoyed desert at the amazing Amorino where we had great gelato and marscapons. It was

Yummy! 

Off to bed and ready for an exciting day tomorrow! 

Au Revoir