16 May - Bietigheim to Paris
The first leg of our trip is from Bietigheim to Stuttgart, 20 minutes by train
At the Stuttgart station, ready to board the ICE train for Paris
A little village along the way
This is where your green vegetables come from
Sheep. getting their fill of lush green grass
Mustard fields
Rüdiger Vogler, German film actor lives in Stuttgart and Paris
First Class suits me fine.
This will be Maggie's first trip to Paris
Pasta Bolognese, Italian being the proper choice on a German train bound for France
We have cossed the border into France at Strasbourg
The ICE train travel a maximum speed of 320 km/h or almost 200 miles per hour
My airplane socks are perfect for a train ride
Just arrived at the train station in Paris
Going for a short walk near our hotel
Our first ride on the Paris Metro from Bonne Nouvelle where our hotel is, getting off at Opera
French Pastries
By late afternoon, most of the pastries have been sold
BNP Paribas is an international bank with headquarters in Paris
One man, two dogs and a bird, living in the street