This trip is an annual ritual…nothing changes about it except the final destination.

But this year there was a slight change in my program and Mapie and Claudine didn’t understood why I was arriving in Paris on a Saturday night from New York, not too tired to go out.

Opps…did I forget to mention I wasn’t arriving from New York, I would be arriving from Italy?

The girls loved this because it meant the Italians would have to deal with my jet lag and I would have no excuse to be tired in France.

The girls were right, Italy followed by France was a better plan.  It made a huge difference especially during the drive south with Claudine.  I stayed awake the entire ride and we stopped in one of my favorite places in France, Le Pont du Millau (also known as Le Viaduc de Millau).

Le Viaduc de Millau is the highest bridge tower in the world peaking at 343 metres (1,125 ft) and the views are stunning!   This enormous cable-stayed road-bridge crosses the valley of the river Tarn and is a high speed route between Paris and the South of France for vacationers.

For me it’s a sign the girls weekend has officially started and that we are halfway to our destination.  Yeah!

Enjoy!

Leslie

PS:  Credit and thanks to Claudine for the photos of me!