A couple Friday nights ago the hubby and I went out for a dinner to reconnect after a few busy weeks, and to plan our next vacation. The hubs always likes to have a trip down in the books so he has something to look forward to, I think that is just a fine way to go through life! We had decided that each of us was to plan 1 vacation then we would pick the winner.
The hubs picked here...
The Ritz Carlton at Half Moon Bay, CA. Beautiful ocean front property, close to wineries, little coastal towns and the Red Wood Forest. Always a perfect 65 degrees.
I picked here...
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hot, sunny, beautiful and since our trip is planned for early January that is their summer. Lots to do in Rio, go to the famous Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, Christ the Redeemer statue, a friendly bull fight, and eating lots and lots of empadas.
Clearly we were not on the same page. Dr Beautiful was thinking "a nice and relaxing long weekend" and I was thinking "go big and see the world for 10 days" The hubs was also not completely sold on Brazil, he was wondering how in the world I came up with this location because in the 17 years he has known me I have never once mentioned anything or anywhere in South America. Hello one of my favorite kid movies is Rio.
We came up with plan B....
Paris France, my favorite city, but the 8 times we have been to Europe have always been trips to Paris. 2 of the times we did spend a few days in London on our way home but our trips are always focused on Paris. I tease my hubby say it would break my heart to be in Europe and not be in Paris BUT I also knew it was time to see what lies outside the City of Lights.
The night when we were planning our trip, the hubs alma mater and favorite football team, Notre Dame was playing in Ireland. I don't know if it was the wine, or the excitement of seeing his beloved team play in Dublin but he threw out the idea of spending 5 days in Paris and 5 days in Ireland...
Brillant! The best of both worlds, we will spend time in Paris and get an opportunity to see a new part of Europe...
To make our trip even better, I mentioned to my friend our plans and now she and her hubby are going too. The hubs and I will plan the Paris part of the trip and our friends will plan the Ireland part. This will be the first time to Paris for our friends so I want everything to be perfect, I have a few ideas of how we are going to spend our days and the list is endless of fabulous restaurants for the nights. Of course we cannot leave out all the history, art and shopping the city has to offer.
Paris stole my heart when I was 18 and I never got it back!!
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