A Fork And A Suitcase

I love to travel but strongly dislike airports and flying.  I get an enormous kick out of planning a trip and anticipating the departure day, but dread the entire airport process.   Flying business class does make things a lot easier, but I admit to spending plenty of time scouring the sites of various airlines in order to score the best reward seats.  When it comes to traveling to Europe, I usually fly British Air, Virgin Atlantic, or Air France.  We fly ELAL to Israel and  I fly LOT Polish airlines when I go to visit my family in Poland.  Actually, the best sleep I ever got on a flight was on one of LOT's Dreamliners in Premium Economy. This was the first time that I took an Air France flight that took off from Orly Airport.  AF usually flies out of CDG, but I was not complaining.  I prefer Orly for its proximity to Paris and the fact that the smaller size makes the VAT, security lines, and check in, much speedier and less frustrating.  The only downside, especially whe

You have been woken up by pigeons cooing outside your window, the street cleaning truck is humming in the distance, and the smell of coffee is emanating from the apartment next door.  A slow stroll through a cobblestoned street by Saint Germain des Pres lets you experience the magic of Paris waking up.  Minutes later you are slowly sipping coffee at Les Deux Magots. You sit on one of the ivory and green chairs and watch the world go by.  You take your time.  Later you will spent the morning marveling at the Water Lilies at Musee de L'Orangerie and follow that with a walk through the Tuileries Garden.  You sit on one of the green metal chairs by the large pond or walk under the hundreds of trees while small children scoot by on their four-wheelers.  Maybe you grab a sandwich from a park vendor, or skip lunch altogether since you will most definitely overindulge at dinner.  So, what to do now? You feel like a snack, but nothing too filling.   How about some dessert and tea? There ar