We flew nonstop MSP to CDG on Delta. I was fortunate to get two business class tickets for 100,000 miles each. This seemed as quite a bargain as paid tickets were in the 11,000 dollar range. I think even 4,000 would have been overpriced for those rather uncomfortable business class seats, but using points (and the minimum) made the trip okay...although, we did experience lots of turbulence throughout the flight. I've heard that Delta doesn't use the navigation systems that NWA did; thus, Delta flights have seemed VERY rough. (not a big fan of Delta). Anyway, we arrived at 7:30 a.m. (ahead of schedule, but we had to wait an hour for our luggage. We made our way from 2E to the RER ticket location easily. I didn't follow advice on here to bring picture with for our Navigo Decouverte pass, so we shelled out five Euros each for the photo needed for the pass. The booth is right outside the ticket center. Use ticket counter 1, 2, or 3 to purchase the pass. We purchased the passes and made our way to track 11 for the express RER 6 (B) into Paris. It took about 45 minutes to our stop Denfert Rocherau. We walked about ten minutes down St. Jacques to our hotel (Marriott Rive Gauche). Check in was a snap, we were given access to the executive lounge, and took a two hour power nap in our room. We showered and were ready to hit the town. Coming next my thoughts on the benefits of traveling on a pass like we did, touring the Pantheon area, restaurant choices, etc. Bon nuit!
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Thanks for your first day trip report! Looking forward to reading more :) Lucky you, flying business class!
Okay, the pass was definitely worth the extra cost for the convenience. We fly out at ten in the morning Friday, and it's worth the price to simply go to the RER station and just get on the train to the airport. Also, last night we jumped on the metro on the spur of the moment. We're going to do a circle of Paris today and explore the sights of a section, hop on the metro to the next section, etc. this will truly help us maximize our time here. I must say that every time we come back, we're just as enchanted as before. We love walking through Paris off the beaten path and making new discoveries at each turn of the corner.
Last night our area of choice was the Pantheon area. We did a lot of window shopping, looking at menus for our Valentine's outing tonight, walking aimlessly through the drizzle which gave it all a surreal setting.
It's been wonderful to recharge here in the executive lounge at the Marriott Rive Gauche (will do a review of the hotel later). So far the hotel has proven to be very convenient for us. The location, although not like the Marriott Champs Elysses, or the Renaissance Arc, has proven to be very convenient coming from the airport, and the sights are just a quick metro journey away. Off to explore...happy Valentine's day!
Can't wait for more....
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For what it's worth, all airlines use the same navigation systems. Some turbulence is routine when flying between Europe and the USA.
Actually, I was talking to two pilots who used to fly for NWA and they said that Delta when they merged kept their cheaper navigation and abandoned NWA's system. Having flown to Europe 70 + times I have noticed increased turbulence flying w/Delta...also sorry for the typo in title...IPad auto check does weird things. By the way, the weather here has been fantastic...not cold as we feared.
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