On Friday morning, we went to the races! On Thursday we had a very long tour of Lord's Cricket ground! It was very interesting (considering we know squat about cri
cket) and we enjoyed the tour! After that we headed home, and had lunch at a local place called Wagamama, very good Japanese food! After a quick nap, that afternoon we ventured out of London a ways to visit a hat shop, where we rented fabulous hats for the races the next day! On Friday we got up and got ready and took about an hour long train ride out to Ascot. The weather was sort of rainy, and we were not happy about that! But we paid for the nicer seats, Premiere seating, so that we could be under a cover! The rain cleared out about an hour after being there, so it all worked out! The races and racecourse were absolutely fabulous! Lots of older British couples, and young wealthy ones as well! We really felt like we could get used to that type of event! We g
ot to see 6 races that day, and even managed to figure out how to bet on the horses! Jordan ended up making about 1.20 i believe, and I ended up only spending about 4.00 so that seemed like a good effort to us! On Friday evening, we decided since we were already dressed up, that we would find a nice place for dinner! We headed to Leicester square, and found a place called La Tasca that was Spanish tapas. It was soooo goood! We definitely got our fill, and even enjoyed a fancy dessert! We then had to rush home and get ready for Paris! We left EARLY the next morning around 5:30am in order to catch the bus and get to the train station. We took the EuroStar train to Paris, which goes through the chunnel! (Although I imagined a glass tunnel in whi
ch I could see all the sea creatures swimming around me, it was still impressive!) We got to Paris and got checked into our hotel, then headed for an adventure! We soon found out that the map scale in Paris is much different from that of London or Rome. The seemingly tiny streets on the map are in fact very long, so we walked a lot!! We had lunch at a sidewalk bistro and we tried the traditional Croux Monsieur and Croux Madame. They are cheese and ham sandwiches, but the Madame has an egg on top like a hat! They were absolutely delicious! We then walked to a busy shopping area and strolled along the street! After having a French Truffle for dessert we headed to the Paris Galleries and Printemps, the Paris version of Harrod's! Never in my life have I seen so many people! There were people everywhere!! It was fun to walk around and see all the fabulous clothing and accessories, but just like Harrod's, things were pretty pricey! Afterwards we headed home, rested, then headed out for an adventurous dinner! We went to the more artistic area of Paris, around the Montemarte, and had dinner at Le Refuge de Fondue. A traditional French fondue restaurant where the wine is served in baby bottles! Strange! The fondue was to die for, lots and lots of cheese! We had fruit for dessert and left very full and happy! The first day of Paris was a success!
[the pictures are: Jordan and I at the cricket grounds, dinner for Jordan's birthday, and the group of girls at the races]
cket) and we enjoyed the tour! After that we headed home, and had lunch at a local place called Wagamama, very good Japanese food! After a quick nap, that afternoon we ventured out of London a ways to visit a hat shop, where we rented fabulous hats for the races the next day! On Friday we got up and got ready and took about an hour long train ride out to Ascot. The weather was sort of rainy, and we were not happy about that! But we paid for the nicer seats, Premiere seating, so that we could be under a cover! The rain cleared out about an hour after being there, so it all worked out! The races and racecourse were absolutely fabulous! Lots of older British couples, and young wealthy ones as well! We really felt like we could get used to that type of event! We g
ot to see 6 races that day, and even managed to figure out how to bet on the horses! Jordan ended up making about 1.20 i believe, and I ended up only spending about 4.00 so that seemed like a good effort to us! On Friday evening, we decided since we were already dressed up, that we would find a nice place for dinner! We headed to Leicester square, and found a place called La Tasca that was Spanish tapas. It was soooo goood! We definitely got our fill, and even enjoyed a fancy dessert! We then had to rush home and get ready for Paris! We left EARLY the next morning around 5:30am in order to catch the bus and get to the train station. We took the EuroStar train to Paris, which goes through the chunnel! (Although I imagined a glass tunnel in whi
ch I could see all the sea creatures swimming around me, it was still impressive!) We got to Paris and got checked into our hotel, then headed for an adventure! We soon found out that the map scale in Paris is much different from that of London or Rome. The seemingly tiny streets on the map are in fact very long, so we walked a lot!! We had lunch at a sidewalk bistro and we tried the traditional Croux Monsieur and Croux Madame. They are cheese and ham sandwiches, but the Madame has an egg on top like a hat! They were absolutely delicious! We then walked to a busy shopping area and strolled along the street! After having a French Truffle for dessert we headed to the Paris Galleries and Printemps, the Paris version of Harrod's! Never in my life have I seen so many people! There were people everywhere!! It was fun to walk around and see all the fabulous clothing and accessories, but just like Harrod's, things were pretty pricey! Afterwards we headed home, rested, then headed out for an adventurous dinner! We went to the more artistic area of Paris, around the Montemarte, and had dinner at Le Refuge de Fondue. A traditional French fondue restaurant where the wine is served in baby bottles! Strange! The fondue was to die for, lots and lots of cheese! We had fruit for dessert and left very full and happy! The first day of Paris was a success!
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