Je suis arrivé en Europe

Well, it took a while, but we are now over the jetlag and settled into our stay in Paris.

We have pulled yet another red-eye flight, this time across the atlantic.  So of course this means yet another night with not enough sleep (probably two hours sleep over a 30 hour period - have only just recovered from the jet lag today).  We flew from JFK in New York to Frankfurt.

Frankfurt is an amazing city.  Very small and easy to get about, but the most marvellous feeling about it.  After being in NYC, you notice how light and fresh the place feels - you don't get the kind of claustrophobic feeling you get from NYC.  A rather refreshing change of pace.  Plus it's so clean!  On top of this, the old part of the city has an almost fairy-tale like feeling about it, all the old houses, factories, bridges and churches give the city a real feeling of character.

Suggested things to do:

• Wander around old town, soak up the atmosphere of the Opera House, the Cathedral, the Museum Row on the other side of the river
• Eat lunch either in the old town square or outside the malls in the newly renovated part
• Enjoy all the public art work
• Take the ride to the top of Main Tower and orientate yourself in the city.

All in all, a great but short visit.  We would have liked to have spent a few further hours exploring the city - hopefully we'll get an opportunity to go back.

Then that evening we boarded a train and headed to France, still quite jet lagged and having yet to get any real sleep.  Still quite a nice train ride, and the train got up to 300+ KPH.  It would appear that trains are the way to go... a great way to get from country to country in comfort and speed. 

We arrived in Paris very late Monday night and went straight to sleep.

Next post - Paris day One and Two.