flying to Paris today!

[BonnieS]

Hi! My name is Bonnie. My friend Ruth and I will leave Canada this afternoon, fly to Paris, make our way to St Jean by Thursday Oct 11th morning to beginning walking. We don't have a full Camino time-frame, but will walk to Pamplona, take a train to Astorga, and continue from Santiago from there. We are very excited! The forum has been such a help in planning. I have a slight unplanned disadvantage -- a fractured metatarsal bone in my foot. But it is almost 4 weeks and we go trusting God will help us! If I have to, we will bus or taxi some areas. It is a pilgrimage for us, and He is charge. Hope to see some of you in route.

With blessings for your own Camino,
Bonnie and Ruth

 

[HuntingDrog]

Enjoy

 

[mspath]

Bonnie,

Since you will be visiting Paris before beginning your pilgrimage here are two Parisian accommodations sponsored by religious groups; the Frères Aveniat and the Benedictine Sisters of the Sacred Heart at the basilica of Sacre Coeur.

For secular accommodation in Paris have you tried CouchSurfing, AirBnB or searched Hostelworld for individual rooms?

Do scan these earlier Forum threads for much more about pilgrim sites in Paris and the camino within Paris.

When on the parvis or place facing the Notre Dame cathedral below you underground lie Roman ruins and visible to your right across the Seine begins the medieval rue Saint Jacques which pilgrims followed to leave the city; walk it a bit and ponder history.

Take a deep breath, relax and just enjoy it! As an American who has lived 35+ years in France both in Paris and Champagne for me as Thomas Jefferson wrote “a walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of life.”

Bon Chemin and Buen Camino to Ruth and yourself!

PS. A good way to see a lot of Paris quickly is to take a bus tour. Check this web for various possibilities/prices.
http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/paris-bus-tours-best/

PPS Check this web for how to easily/cheaply travel from CDG airport to downtown Paris.
https://www.paristoolkit.com/airport/paris_cdg_bus.htm

 

[Felipe]

In Paris, I suggest you go to the square of the Tour Saint Jacques (metro Chatelet, very centric) Besides being a very interesting gothic building, this is where pilgrims met to start their pilgrimage. You will see the shell in the entries to the square.
Buen camino!

 

[The Austrian]

Welcome to Paris

 

[tg duran]

Hi! My name is Bonnie. My friend Ruth and I will leave Canada this afternoon, fly to Paris, make our way to St Jean by Thursday Oct 11th morning to beginning walking. We don't have a full Camino time-frame, but will walk to Pamplona, take a train to Astorga, and continue from Santiago from there. We are very excited! The forum has been such a help in planning. I have a slight unplanned disadvantage -- a fractured metatarsal bone in my foot. But it is almost 4 weeks and we go trusting God will help us! If I have to, we will bus or taxi some areas. It is a pilgrimage for us, and He is charge. Hope to see some of you in route.

With blessings for your own Camino,
Bonnie and Ruth

 

[tg duran]

Blessings!! ENJOY the JOURNEY!!! BUEN CAMINO.

 

[nycwalking]

Buen camino to you both.