01 September 2020
Relaxed start today as I am on the 1pm EasyJet flight to Pisa. So it’s breakfast at Le Depart Cafe then check-out of Albe Hotel. I am back here in few weeks for another stay so good the get the cafes and restaurants sorted.
Another of the great reasons for staying in this district is I am close to St Michel Metro station and direct line to Orly airport. The key to flying EasyJet is pay the extra and get the exit row, the cabin baggage add-on and fast boarding. Works well and flight is on time and I land into a warm afternoon Pisa. Short train ride and an easy amble and at my hotel located a short distance from the Tower.
a serious question but who doesn’t like Italian food, it is spectacular. On that note restaurants in Europe are all outside, the weather is wonderful and seating is arranged to look out and watch the world going by. The last time I was here was 2016 with Bev and friends Greg and Sue. The world had just weathered another once in a lifetime melt down, The Global Financial Crisis, and tourism was hit particularly bad. The world has emerged from another crisis and tourism has exploded everywhere. Not a bad thing really but does make for a mass of humanity everywhere.
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