just back

I went to paris for my cousin Sandra's wedding and I cannot begin to say how much I love it there. So here is what went down.

I arrived on Friday at 9:30 am and was taken to my hotel, the Eiffel Kennedy, which was to die for. The place was clean, friendly, comfortable and the breakfast was outrageous. So after a nap I was whisked away to the civil ceremony, where Sandra was dressed like a flapper. It was very nice. After that went back to my Aunt Mayda and Uncle Pierre's apartment, from which you can see the top of the Eiffel Tower. After falling asleep on the couch I was ushered to a back room, most likely because I was snoring. After another short nap we went out to dinner at a cafe around the corner. It was great had duck breast in a buttery cream sauce along with some really good red wine. That was the end of day 1. I went back to my rock star hotel and slept for about 11 hours.

The next day was the church ceremony and reception. This was a very busy day. First at the church I was the one to give the blessings for the marriage. Because my dad was Sandra's Godfather I had to take over his duties because he is dead. it was surreal having to be part of this and at the same time very cool. So the church part is over and I was again whisked away to lunch with Tony his wife Anna, thier 17 year old daughter Lara and my Aunt Jeannette. This place was even cooler, since the dining room was built in 1898 and walled up before WW1. It was rediscovered in the late 1970's and was fully restored to its Art deco ness. Again had duck accompanied by escargot and a chocolate profiteroles for dessert. Then off to the country for the reception. The reception was at Apremot Golf Club near the Chateau of Chantilly. Again more great food and wine.

Next day was back to Apremot for golf which was rained out. The next day Sandra and her new husband Geoffrey took me touristing and that was that. There are a lot of details I could add, but that will have to wait.