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| Welcome to Paris! |
SeaTac airport is a hub for Alaska and Delta, so we use them a lot. To beef up our mileage plan, we looked for a partner for this trip and picked British Airways. The flight and service were very nice, and we were treated to some charming language: Scott has been working the word dodgy into routine conversation and can be heard cautioning that the tea is ever so hot.
Unfortunately, British doesn't offer a non-stop to Paris from Seattle, so we had a connection in London Heathrow. But on the up side, we arrived in the evening with not too much time to try to stay awake to get on the time zone.
I had read tips on Reddit about avoiding rideshares and taking a taxi from the cab stand for a flat rate fare of about maybe €60-€80 depending on time of day. I was confused when the driver turned on the meter, but the fare ended up in that range anyway. I guess it's good they used the meter; in some places shady drivers won't use it and will just make up the price once you arrive.
We chose the Meliá Paris Vendôme for its proximity to many sights on our list and also to a few different metro lines. Neither of us speaks French but somehow, I guess habit from our last big trip, we ended up transacting the check-in in Spanish.