A view from the window. |
Friday, May 28, 2010
Trip to France Day 1 (Boston Logan -Paris CDG)
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Trip to France Preparation (準備編)
今年はどこへ旅行に行こうか、ポルトガル?ギリシャ?と夫に尋ねたところ、“フランス!”という返事。“え~、去年行ったばっかりやん、どっか違うとこにしよ~”といったのですが、どうしてもフランスに行っておいしいものが食べたいと言い張るので、じゃ、いいかということで、フランスに決定。
どうせなら今まで行ったことのない都市に行ってみようということで、ロワール地方をメインに回ることに決めました。旅行の手配は全部私の役目です(旅行の手配をするの、大好きなんです)。
日程は下記のとおり。ホテルやレストランのインフォメーションは本編の中にあります。ホテルは色々なサイトをチェックした後、ほとんどは Booking.com で予約。今回の旅行の目的は、おいしいものを食べることなので、どこで食事をとるかは重要なポイント。レストランも、4月の初めに旅行を計画してすぐ、たくさんのレビューを読んで良さそうなところを選び、直接電話して予約しました(どのレストランも英語でOKでした)。レストランを選ぶ際、Chowhound のフランスのボードは特に役立ちました。
When I asked my husband where we would go this year (I wanted to go to Greece or Portugal), he told me to go to France. I complained him as we just went there last year, but he insisted to go there and eat good food. So I gave up and decided to go to France.
We wanted to the area where we had never been to, so we decided to visit Loire Valley (+ Paris). I arranged the entire trip by myself (I love to make plans for traveling).
The schedule is as shown below. You can find the information regarding the hotels/restaurants we visited in the following posts. I made hotel reservations mostly at Booking.com. The main purpose for this trip was to eat good food, so it was very important for us where to eat. I checked a lot of restaurant reviews, and booked the tables by phone (all the restaurant stuff I talked to could speak English) as soon as we decided to go to France (early April). The information I found at Chowhound (France board) was particularly useful.
5/28 ボストン (Bosto) → 機中泊
5/29 パリ (Paris) → シャルトル (Chartres);シャルトル泊
5/30 シャルトル (Chartres) → ブロワ (Blois);ブロワ泊
5/31 終日ブロワ (Blois);ブロワ泊
6/01 ブロワ (Blois) → アンボワーズ (Ambois) → トゥール (Tours);トゥール泊
6/02 終日トゥール (Tours);トゥール泊
6/03 トゥール (Tours) → パリ (Paris);パリ泊
6/04 終日パリ (Pais);パリ泊
6/05 終日パリ (Paris);パリ泊
6/06 パリ (Paris) → ボストン (Boston)
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どうせなら今まで行ったことのない都市に行ってみようということで、ロワール地方をメインに回ることに決めました。旅行の手配は全部私の役目です(旅行の手配をするの、大好きなんです)。
日程は下記のとおり。ホテルやレストランのインフォメーションは本編の中にあります。ホテルは色々なサイトをチェックした後、ほとんどは Booking.com で予約。今回の旅行の目的は、おいしいものを食べることなので、どこで食事をとるかは重要なポイント。レストランも、4月の初めに旅行を計画してすぐ、たくさんのレビューを読んで良さそうなところを選び、直接電話して予約しました(どのレストランも英語でOKでした)。レストランを選ぶ際、Chowhound のフランスのボードは特に役立ちました。
When I asked my husband where we would go this year (I wanted to go to Greece or Portugal), he told me to go to France. I complained him as we just went there last year, but he insisted to go there and eat good food. So I gave up and decided to go to France.
We wanted to the area where we had never been to, so we decided to visit Loire Valley (+ Paris). I arranged the entire trip by myself (I love to make plans for traveling).
The schedule is as shown below. You can find the information regarding the hotels/restaurants we visited in the following posts. I made hotel reservations mostly at Booking.com. The main purpose for this trip was to eat good food, so it was very important for us where to eat. I checked a lot of restaurant reviews, and booked the tables by phone (all the restaurant stuff I talked to could speak English) as soon as we decided to go to France (early April). The information I found at Chowhound (France board) was particularly useful.
5/28 ボストン (Bosto) → 機中泊
5/29 パリ (Paris) → シャルトル (Chartres);シャルトル泊
5/30 シャルトル (Chartres) → ブロワ (Blois);ブロワ泊
5/31 終日ブロワ (Blois);ブロワ泊
6/01 ブロワ (Blois) → アンボワーズ (Ambois) → トゥール (Tours);トゥール泊
6/02 終日トゥール (Tours);トゥール泊
6/03 トゥール (Tours) → パリ (Paris);パリ泊
6/04 終日パリ (Pais);パリ泊
6/05 終日パリ (Paris);パリ泊
6/06 パリ (Paris) → ボストン (Boston)
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Revere Beach
It was very nice weather today, so we went to near-by Revere Beach. Poirot's friend, Laifu also came with us. |
Laifu. |
Of course we had lunch at Kelly's. |
We ordered Fisherman's plate, which was huge. We could not finish it all. |
Boys got tired after the long walk. |
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Dinner at Craigie on Main
Tonight we went for dinner at Craigie on Main. We like their Sunday brunch, but this is our first time for dinner. Grilled octopus was very tender. |
Home-made terrine. One was fois gras, but I forgot what the other two was. |
My husband ordered Hunger steak. This dish was nothing to write home about. |
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Boston Common
It was very warm today (it did not seem like April), we went for walk with Poirot. |
New leaves are finally coming out on trees. |
Poirot was very excited. |
It looked like cherry blossoms, but but it is not. I don't know what it is. |
Beautiful willows. |
Finally spring has come to Boston... |
But many trees are still missing leaves. |
Poirot loved being under the sun. |
He seemed tired as we walked a lot. |
But when we sat at the cafe, he suddenly got excited again, expecting for some sweets. You can't eat it, Poirot! |
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