Day 74-Thanks for tagging along

Day 74-Thanks for tagging along

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  • RobertAlan Black
    Sep 6, 2001
    Day 74--Thanks for tagging along

     Thanks to all of you for tagging along. Thanks for
    all the wonderful messages and notes that so many of
    you sent during the 73 days. It was like having you
    each with me as traveling companions.

     By the way Jonathon...my bags made the entire trip.
    Not sure about all those packages I mailed. That I
    may never know because I didn't keep accurate records
    when I sent them.

     Day 73...walk to Eiffel Tower one last time to watch
    the sunrise on it To walk across the Seine and view
    the vastness of Paris one more morning.

     Truly a beautiful and wonderful experience again.

     Off to buy morning French pastries for breakfast and
    check out of my hotel, my last hotel this trip.

     Just walking from my hotel on Saint Dominique the 4 or
    5 blocks to the base Eiffel Tower I probably gained a
    few pounds from the fantastic smells of the freshly
    baked or baking French pastries and breads to be sold
    beginning at 7:00 am. An almond crepe like
    pastry....deliciously mouth melting joy and a cinamon
    and raisin roll...both just out of the shop's loving
    ovens.

     7:55 off by van to de Gaulle International Airport. I
    chose to spoil myself and spend 150 francs to travel
    on and above ground to the airport passing by so many
    of the sites I had not seen in my four day visit to
    Paris instead of dragging/carrying/lugging/totting my
    two bags and my day bag onto the two different trains
    up and down stair after stair to ride for free
    (already paid for tickets or passes).

     After wandering around the Duty Free (not necessarily
    cheaper) shops to decide how to spend my remaining
    French Francs...that will be useless after Europe
    converts to the Euro next year I went to my gate for
    my long flight to Charlotte. Once again I watched,
    Animal... with Ashley Judd and Crocodile Dundee in LA
    and reruns of Fraiser programs. US Airways is so
    creative with their movie selections.

     Touch down in Charlotte...one Cinamon bun later (good
    but not the same as this morning's) off to Athens and
    the end of my 73 day wandering journey around the
    world.

     Thank you all again for your interest, support and
    caring.

     Best wishes to all of you. May your realities always
    surpass your wildest dreams.

     With love and appreciation
    Wandering Alan

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