Friday, October 7, 2022

France, The Tour That Wasn't, Part II

To recap, if you missed my previous post...We were suppose to be on a tour in France when Covid struck.  So while we were in France,  NOT  on our tour we were in isolation in our hotel room and this was our standard fare.  Room service with wonderful baquets, french cheeses and meats with wine of course.

Once back in Paris (in order to fly out after isolation), we lucked out...finally something went our way.  Our Marriott was at the airport, but right next to the airport was Roissy-en-France.  A commune in the NE subburd of Paris with a population of 2,883.  Part of the Charles De Gaulle Airport (formerly known as Roissy Airport), is on property that was part of the commune.  This little historic village was within walking distance to the Airport Marriott.


Through out the village, you see historic pictures next to buildings showing you what it looked like back then.  This is The Church Eglise Saint - Eloi.  Then and now.
At least we were able to get outside and go for a walk staying well away from people and masked.  (Though I took my mask off for the picture, you can see me holding it).  Cobblestone walk ways, cute little houses with painted shutters, and a fair number of cafe's dotted this little commune.

As we made our way back to our hotel it was getting dusk out and all the lights in the village were coming on.

If you're on your way to or from other sights in France, do yourself a favor and stay a night at the Airport Marriott so you can spend an evening in this historic quaint little village.  Unlike us though, stop and eat in one of the cafe's, they all looked so inviting, and presumable you won't be isolating due to Covid.



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15 comments:

  1. I'm glad you have recovered. Sorry about the trip.

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  2. How awful you were in France and Covid hit. We had a trip planned but were able to cancel it after Covid hit.

    Have a fabulous weekend, Sandy. ♥

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    1. Sorry to hear you also had Covid and had to cancel your trip, thankfully you were able to before you got there.

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  3. last week I didn't realize you made it all the way to France before diagnosis.... how frustrating. Guess you had not the worst case luckily and could at least watch French tv and eat french foods. The village is quaint, we love to just walk around looking at architecture. You look so pretty in your photo! LeeAnna

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    1. Yeah it was a bummer to be already there. Maybe we'll make it back there sometimes. Thank you what a sweet comment.

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  4. I'm sorry to hear you had covid when away on vacation. You did the right thing by isolating and seemed to make the best of it. Room ser vice looked amazing! I hope someday you can re-schedule to see what you missed.

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    1. Thank you Pat. We tried not to be too grumpy about the situation and maybe we'll have the opportunity to return, fingers crossed.

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  5. Glad you are on the mend. I hope you'll get back there soon.

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    1. We hope to get back there sometime. Fingers crossed. Thanks feeling better.

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  6. I'm so sorry you got Covid while in France. That's terrible timing!
    The little village looks like such a charming place to visit!

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    1. Really lousy timing for sure. The little village truly was charming and such a surprise for us, as we didn't know it was there.

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  7. Well, at least you got to see something other than the inside of a hotel room. And what a nice little surprise.

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  8. What you did see was quite lovely, esp. lit up at dusk. And the food? Tres bon!

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  9. glad you recovered quickly....
    # Thank you for sharing beautiful views

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