Met the nicest lady from Florida on our first evening on board – we’ve become fast friends ever since. She likes wine, has a great sense of humour, and likes making fun of the same people I do.
I have always felt ordering ‘champagne’ sounds pretentious (and often inaccurate), so I always ask for a sparkling wine or a Prosecco. I asked for a Prosecco on the second evening and heard the waiter call for “champagne”. I’m in France, for God’s sake – it’s champagne, Elaine – anything else is just rude!
Met a couple who think Fauci invented COVID and should therefore be jailed.
I really like the windows in our staterooms – the top half lowers and you can lean on them and look out, or pull down a screen and just let the fresh air in.
Met a lady (southern US, I think), who was surprised Canada wasn’t part of the United States anymore.
Rarely do you see kids on a river cruise. This week there is a nice family made up of: grandparents, Mum & Dad, 11-yr old and 13-yr old. It occurred to me that of all the river cruises the Seine might be the most educational (and hopefully interesting), with a lot of 20th century history.
The ladies who are awaiting luggage still (on day 7) have refused to buy any new/interim clothes. Ehhhh.
There is a lovely Mother/Daughter team from Florida & Reno – Mum has some health issues but they have found a way to make the trip work.
This is the first trip in 20+ years where I haven’t kept a paper diary, hence these random thoughts, to help me remember people and events that weren’t in any of the posts.
It was on a cruise years ago that I first started to notice couples who helped validate my opinions on marriage. On this boat there is one couple where the husband and wife are each ruder than the other. I truly cannot imagine talking to someone all day every day in the same tone of voice as the wife uses.
The final evening’s dinner was spent with all the nice people I met onboard: 2 women from Boston, 2 women from Manchester and NH from Sarasota. We had a lovely time – I hope we stay in touch.