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A Weekend in Paris - April 2022

During the pandemic, all Jenn and I could think of was getting back to Paris. Since 2008 it has been our home away from home, the place we travel back to most frequently. One day we will probably live in Paris. But until that happens we will continue traveling to the city of lights. This time I had a work trip to London so Jenn got to Paris on Thursday, March 31st and I met her for a three-day weekend, and what a glorious weekend it was.

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French Open Trip 2018 Day 8: It Always Hurts to Say Goodbye

It's the worst day of any trip that involves Paris. It's the day I have to say goodbye to my favorite city in the world. But enough about that, we still had a couple more hours together. Because we had a train leaving a little after noon we got a surprisingly early start to the day. We met my siblings and Ryan at one of our favorite eateries in all of Paris, Angelina's. Jenn hasn't stopped talking about their amazing hot chocolate since our first visit many years ago and our return visit didn't disappoint.

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French Open Trip 2018 Day 7: The Parisian Way

After getting back to our hotel room sometime after 1 AM this morning, Jenn and I slept in as late as we possibly could. Yesterday was absolutely incredible but today we had another jam-packed day ahead of us. We woke up a little before 10 AM and grabbed an Uber at 10:30 AM to take us to the Anvers subway station (we were running late again) to meet up with my siblings for a Parisian food tour.

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French Open Trip 2018 Day 6: A Family Affair

At 1 AM a couple of months back Jenn and I had planned to buy tickets to Roland Garros for one day. But then once we had purchased for Monday, Jenn spent ten seconds to convince me to buy a second day. And after today, I'm so glad she did. We woke up at around 9 AM and got ready a little before 11 AM to head back out to Roland Garros. 

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French Open Trip 2018 Day 5: Joel's Perfect Day

If I was to describe to someone my perfect day, today would probably be it. It had Jenn, Paris, tennis, French food, and French wine. But I'm getting ahead of myself lets start at the beginning. Today marked the first day of two in which Jenn and I were going to Roland Garros. We had grand plans originally. We were going to wake up, have an early breakfast, and take the subway down to Roland Garros.

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French Open Trip 2018 Day 4: We Should Have Never Left

The time has come for us to pack our bags and jump on a train. Before falling asleep last night both Jenn and I packed up most of our suitcases to get us ready for a 9:30 AM direct train from Geneva to Paris. We woke up a little before 8 AM, finished packing and headed out to the train station. The taxi ride to the station took all but five minutes and a few minutes later we were at our train stop with Starbucks in hand waiting for our train. 

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