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Hi ,

So happy to hear that you are planning a trip to Paris. That is one

of my favorite cities. I was just there in March for the fifth

time. I have never gone with my husband who has MSA but am always

looking and thinking about how he would get around. You might want

to check with the Paris Hilton to see if they have handicap rooms.

Most hotels do not have pools in the city. The Paris Hilton at 18

Ave. de Suffern is just a couple blocks from the Eiffel Tower,

Tocadero, Champ de Mars and " walking " or " pushing " distance to many

of the museums. If you walk through the parks there are always

benches that one could stop and rest at. (There is also a Mercure

hotel right near the Hilton.) The hotel is in a section more

residential and quiet with good restaurants real close by. Most of

the museums have entrances now for the handicap. We met a young

woman in a wheelchair at Versailles and she and her mom had rented a

car for their trip. There was an agency they hooked up with that

gave them information on traveling with the disabled (I took the

information and will see if I can locate it for you). It even

included directions on how to get into all the museums with a

wheelchair. On one of my trips there was a mother (in wheelchair)

and her two kids staying at the Hilton and she would wheelout to the

Eiffel Tower area everyday with the kids. They'd take off from there

on adventures. As for flights. If there is not a non-stop from your

area you might want to fly East, spend the night at an airport hotel

and then have a shorter non-stop flight right to Paris from there.

If you can afford (or have miles) to go Business Class it is much,

much better than going coach. You are correct about the Metro and

Cabs, they would be very difficult to manage. I never take cabs in

Paris as it is difficult to catch one if not at the hotel and the

Metro is so much better than a cab. But, you must be able to take

lots and lots of stairs for the metro. Think about using a travel

agency that will set up a car to meet you at the airport and take you

to the hotel. If you don't have a travel agency that can arrange

that please let me know. I do tour planning for a boys choir and use

someone with great connections to getting around in Europe.

Have fun planning your adventure.

Jan Burg from Arizona

[Guest guest]

WELL AREN'T U THGHTFUL! I USE TO SET UP ALL OF OUR TRIPS. NOW OUR

TRIPS ARE FLY TOGETHER AND MY HUSBAND AND SON OR JUST MY HUSBAND GOES

TOURING. I BASICALLY NAP, DO MY DAILY WALK, NAP, WALK THE HOTEL, NAP,

DINNER WITH HUBBY.

I LIKE TO GO WITH WHEN HE HAS A CONFERENCE NOW BECAUSE HE WON'T HAVE TO

BE ALONE. ALSO, IF I DON'T FEEL WELL HE DOESN'T HAVE TO EAT ALONE.

I LEAVE A NOTE WITH LOCATION, TIME LEFT AND EXPECTED BACK IN THE ROOM. I

ALSO TELL THE DESK JUST INCASE A NOTE CAN'T BE FOUND.

IN ORDER FOR THIS TO WORK, THE PATIENT HAS TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT S/HE

CAN'T GO OUT ALONE FOR HOURS.

AT FIRST MY HUSBAND FELT THE SAME WAY ABOUT TRAVELING WITH ME. IF I

DON'T GO WALKING OR TOURING ALL OVER, THEN WHAT IS THE POINT OF HIM

GOING OR US GOING? WELL, IT IS NICE TO HAVE MAID SERVICE, FOOD PREPARED

WITHOUT WASHING THE DISHES, AND LOOK OUT UR WINDOW AT SOMETHING

DIFFERENT. NO WORK PHONE CALLS TO INTERRUPT EITHER. I THINK IT HELPS IF

THE SPOUSE THINKS OF THE TRIPS IN THIS WAY RATHER THEN 'HOW IT USE TO BE

BEFORE THE ILLNESS.

THERE IS ONE PLACE I LOVE AND THAT IS DISNEYLAND. I FORGOT THEY HAD ONE

IN PARIS. I KNOW FLY ALL THE WAY TO PARIS FOR DISNEYLAND HOW SILLY, BUT

IT IS SUCH A FANTASY LAND.

I DO DRINK ENSURE AND GATORADE. THAT USUALLY TAKES UP MOST OF MY DUFFLE

BAG.

I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO GIVE ME A BATH DAILY THGH. MY HUSBAND LEAVES FOR

WORK DAILY AT ABOUT 7;30 A.

ARE THE TRAINS IN PARIS LIKE THE TRAINS IN SWITZERLAND??

NANCY M.

janburg88 wrote:

>

> Hi ,

> So happy to hear that you are planning a trip to Paris. That is one

> of my favorite cities. I was just there in March for the fifth

> time. I have never gone with my husband who has MSA but am always

> looking and thinking about how he would get around. You might want

> to check with the Paris Hilton to see if they have handicap rooms.

> Most hotels do not have pools in the city. The Paris Hilton at 18

> Ave. de Suffern is just a couple blocks from the Eiffel Tower,

> Tocadero, Champ de Mars and " walking " or " pushing " distance to many

> of the museums. If you walk through the parks there are always

> benches that one could stop and rest at. (There is also a Mercure

> hotel right near the Hilton.) The hotel is in a section more

> residential and quiet with good restaurants real close by. Most of

> the museums have entrances now for the handicap. We met a young

> woman in a wheelchair at Versailles and she and her mom had rented a

> car for their trip. There was an agency they hooked up with that

> gave them information on traveling with the disabled (I took the

> information and will see if I can locate it for you). It even

> included directions on how to get into all the museums with a

> wheelchair. On one of my trips there was a mother (in wheelchair)

> and her two kids staying at the Hilton and she would wheelout to the

> Eiffel Tower area everyday with the kids. They'd take off from there

> on adventures. As for flights. If there is not a non-stop from your

> area you might want to fly East, spend the night at an airport hotel

> and then have a shorter non-stop flight right to Paris from there.

> If you can afford (or have miles) to go Business Class it is much,

> much better than going coach. You are correct about the Metro and

> Cabs, they would be very difficult to manage. I never take cabs in

> Paris as it is difficult to catch one if not at the hotel and the

> Metro is so much better than a cab. But, you must be able to take

> lots and lots of stairs for the metro. Think about using a travel

> agency that will set up a car to meet you at the airport and take you

> to the hotel. If you don't have a travel agency that can arrange

> that please let me know. I do tour planning for a boys choir and use

> someone with great connections to getting around in Europe.

> Have fun planning your adventure.

> Jan Burg from Arizona

>

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[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Sounds like you would enjoy yourself anywhere at all. Good for you.

Sometime I just like to take a day and relax on vacaion, no touring,

nothing, just sleep, let someone else clean and have room service. I

can appreciate your way of looking at travel. If you were to stay at

the Paris Hilton you could get a room facing the Eiffel Tower and

marvel at that for hours. Just looking at the lights of Paris is

terrific. The Hotel has a doorman on duty and so walking the street

in front of the hotel would be great and very safe since it's

residential and not real crowded but still looks right at the tower

without even going far. Not more than one block and you are at

restaurants and little local shops. The employees speak English and

are quite helpful with making plans for you if needed.

As for the trains being like Switzerland....well my trip to

Switzerland is not until next summer so I haven't compared trains.

We did travel from Spain to France last summer and the trains were

great if you can do stairs. Some of the trains start off on easy to

reach platforms but end up underground with no escalator or elevator.

I imagine there are mobility travel assistants with literature

telling you where you could go via which trains. One of the train

stations near the hotel in Paris has an escalator up to the PLatform

but upon return you find no elevator or escalator down. Disneyland

is quite a distance out of the city of Paris but if you didn't mind

getting a car it might work. Make sure you mention you need a large

car. We rented a car in Italy one time and it reminded us of one of

those Little tyke cars for 2 yr. olds. Talk about tiny! It did zip

around easily but you wouldn't want to have a lot of luggage to haul

around.

Hope your plans fall into place and you have a wonderful time

relaxing and seeing whatever sights make you feel good.

Jan

> >

> > Hi ,

> > So happy to hear that you are planning a trip to Paris. That is

one

> > of my favorite cities. I was just there in March for the fifth

> > time. I have never gone with my husband who has MSA but am always

> > looking and thinking about how he would get around. You might

want

> > to check with the Paris Hilton to see if they have handicap rooms.

> > Most hotels do not have pools in the city. The Paris Hilton at 18

> > Ave. de Suffern is just a couple blocks from the Eiffel Tower,

> > Tocadero, Champ de Mars and " walking " or " pushing " distance to

many

> > of the museums. If you walk through the parks there are always

> > benches that one could stop and rest at. (There is also a Mercure

> > hotel right near the Hilton.) The hotel is in a section more

> > residential and quiet with good restaurants real close by. Most

of

> > the museums have entrances now for the handicap. We met a young

> > woman in a wheelchair at Versailles and she and her mom had

rented a

> > car for their trip. There was an agency they hooked up with that

> > gave them information on traveling with the disabled (I took the

> > information and will see if I can locate it for you). It even

> > included directions on how to get into all the museums with a

> > wheelchair. On one of my trips there was a mother (in wheelchair)

> > and her two kids staying at the Hilton and she would wheelout to

the

> > Eiffel Tower area everyday with the kids. They'd take off from

there

> > on adventures. As for flights. If there is not a non-stop from

your

> > area you might want to fly East, spend the night at an airport

hotel

> > and then have a shorter non-stop flight right to Paris from there.

> > If you can afford (or have miles) to go Business Class it is much,

> > much better than going coach. You are correct about the Metro and

> > Cabs, they would be very difficult to manage. I never take cabs

in

> > Paris as it is difficult to catch one if not at the hotel and the

> > Metro is so much better than a cab. But, you must be able to take

> > lots and lots of stairs for the metro. Think about using a travel

> > agency that will set up a car to meet you at the airport and take

you

> > to the hotel. If you don't have a travel agency that can arrange

> > that please let me know. I do tour planning for a boys choir and

use

> > someone with great connections to getting around in Europe.

> > Have fun planning your adventure.

> > Jan Burg from Arizona

> >

> > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may

> > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to

> >

> > shydrager-unsubscribe@y...

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

It is amazing the amount of talent we have in this group. Who can do what. , are you a travel agent?

Dr. Ray

-- Re: To /Paris trip

WELL AREN'T U THGHTFUL! I USE TO SET UP ALL OF OUR TRIPS. NOW OURTRIPS ARE FLY TOGETHER AND MY HUSBAND AND SON OR JUST MY HUSBAND GOESTOURING. I BASICALLY NAP, DO MY DAILY WALK, NAP, WALK THE HOTEL, NAP,DINNER WITH HUBBY. I LIKE TO GO WITH WHEN HE HAS A CONFERENCE NOW BECAUSE HE WON'T HAVE TOBE ALONE. ALSO, IF I DON'T FEEL WELL HE DOESN'T HAVE TO EAT ALONE. I LEAVE A NOTE WITH LOCATION, TIME LEFT AND EXPECTED BACK IN THE ROOM. IALSO TELL THE DESK JUST INCASE A NOTE CAN'T BE FOUND. IN ORDER FOR THIS TO WORK, THE PATIENT HAS TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT S/HECAN'T GO OUT ALONE FOR HOURS. AT FIRST MY HUSBAND FELT THE SAME WAY ABOUT TRAVELING WITH ME. IF IDON'T GO WALKING OR TOURING ALL OVER, THEN WHAT IS THE POINT OF HIMGOING OR US GOING? WELL, IT IS NICE TO HAVE MAID SERVICE, FOOD PREPAREDWITHOUT WASHING THE DISHES, AND LOOK OUT UR WINDOW AT SOMETHINGDIFFERENT. NO WORK PHONE CALLS TO INTERRUPT EITHER. I THINK IT HELPS IFTHE SPOUSE THINKS OF THE TRIPS IN THIS WAY RATHER THEN 'HOW IT USE TO BEBEFORE THE ILLNESS. THERE IS ONE PLACE I LOVE AND THAT IS DISNEYLAND. I FORGOT THEY HAD ONEIN PARIS. I KNOW FLY ALL THE WAY TO PARIS FOR DISNEYLAND HOW SILLY, BUT IT IS SUCH A FANTASY LAND. I DO DRINK ENSURE AND GATORADE. THAT USUALLY TAKES UP MOST OF MY DUFFLEBAG.I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO GIVE ME A BATH DAILY THGH. MY HUSBAND LEAVES FORWORK DAILY AT ABOUT 7;30 A. ARE THE TRAINS IN PARIS LIKE THE TRAINS IN SWITZERLAND??NANCY M.janburg88 wrote:> > Hi ,> So happy to hear that you are planning a trip to Paris. That is one> of my favorite cities. I was just there in March for the fifth> time. I have never gone with my husband who has MSA but am always> looking and thinking about how he would get around. You might want> to check with the Paris Hilton to see if they have handicap rooms.> Most hotels do not have pools in the city. The Paris Hilton at 18> Ave. de Suffern is just a couple blocks from the Eiffel Tower,> Tocadero, Champ de Mars and "walking" or "pushing" distance to many> of the museums. If you walk through the parks there are always> benches that one could stop and rest at. (There is also a Mercure> hotel right near the Hilton.) The hotel is in a section more> residential and quiet with good restaurants real close by. Most of> the museums have entrances now for the handicap. We met a young> woman in a wheelchair at Versailles and she and her mom had rented a> car for their trip. There was an agency they hooked up with that> gave them information on traveling with the disabled (I took the> information and will see if I can locate it for you). It even> included directions on how to get into all the museums with a> wheelchair. On one of my trips there was a mother (in wheelchair)> and her two kids staying at the Hilton and she would wheelout to the> Eiffel Tower area everyday with the kids. They'd take off from there> on adventures. As for flights. If there is not a non-stop from your> area you might want to fly East, spend the night at an airport hotel> and then have a shorter non-stop flight right to Paris from there.> If you can afford (or have miles) to go Business Class it is much,> much better than going coach. You are correct about the Metro and> Cabs, they would be very difficult to manage. I never take cabs in> Paris as it is difficult to catch one if not at the hotel and the> Metro is so much better than a cab. But, you must be able to take> lots and lots of stairs for the metro. Think about using a travel> agency that will set up a car to meet you at the airport and take you> to the hotel. If you don't have a travel agency that can arrange> that please let me know. I do tour planning for a boys choir and use> someone with great connections to getting around in Europe.> Have fun planning your adventure.> Jan Burg from Arizona> > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may> unsubscribe by sending a blank email to> > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > >

[Guest guest]

NO. I AM A RETIRED SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST:) I LOVE FASHION DESIGN,

CRAFTS, READING, TRAVEL, PLAYING CARDS, TONS OF STUFF. HOWEVER, I CAN'T

PARTAKE TO MUCH MORE ANYMORE IN ALL OF THOSE ACTIVITIES LIKE I ONCE DID.

I MOSTLY GO TO REHAB AND PT NOW, SO A BREAK IS NEEDED JUST LIKE WHEN I

USE TO WORK.

NANCY M.