Quick Trip to Paris and the Loire - April 2025

Should everything go to plan, I will be headed to Paris for a quick trip April 11-15 and then be in the Loire the 15-18 (come back to NYC on the 18th). When I say according to plan, the first 3-4 months of the year are nuts from a work perspective, and I will be in London for work from March 30 to the 11th of April. We are working to sign off on our big UK entities the week of April 7th, so provided that happens, I will be on a train to Paris Friday afternoon.

I am starting to book restaurants. I want to think the poster that explained what time reservations for MoSuke opened. I am on tap to try and grab a Friday night MoSuke reservation tomorrow. So the plan, thus far is as follows:

While in Paris, rather than staying in a Hotel (with the Marathon on Sunday, hotels were $$$$), rented an apartment in the 2nd Arrondissement.
April 11 - Dinner @ MoSuke
April 12 - Lunch at Coretta in the 17th and Dinner at Kubri
April 13 - Going to see the Fashion Exhibit at the Louvre at 9 AM (it is also the Paris Marathon that day, so that will be fun), then headed to lunch @ Sushi B at 12:30. Dinner, planning a revisit to Amalia.
April 14 - Lunch at Le Truffaut and Dinner at Cafe des Ministeres.
April 15th, will head out of Paris and into the Loire. Staying at Fleur de Loire in Blois. This is home to Christopher Hay’s restaurant, so will do dinner there at least one evening (probably, Thursday night, April 17th. Plan while in the Loire is to see a few chateau’s and just enjoy the countryside.

I know I have been absolutely horrible at writing up my travels, but I am still finishing off some past Paris trips, then I am caught up and can hopefully do this one a bit more real time.

Good to plan something to look forward to as we enter month 2 of 2025! Looks amazing. Can’t wait to hear.

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Slight changes due to when I could the reservation at MoSuke (dinners filled up quick, but I got Monday lunch). So looking like now, we have:

April 11th - Planning on taking the Train from London to arrive right around 3 PM. Going to stroll Rue St. Honore and do some shopping (hopefully) and then head to dinner at Le Truffaut in the 17th.
April 12th. - Spending a day in the Marais at Brocantes and vintage shopping. Planning on hitting up the Carnavalet for a few hours as the history of the city of Paris fascinates me. Lunch is going to be at Bistrot des Tournelles and dinner at Kubri.
April 13th - Fashion Exhibit at the Louvre. Lunch at Sushi B, then dinner at Amalia. Planning on spending the afternoon just wandering around.
April 14th - If I cannot finish up my shopping on Friday, will do some of that in the morning on the 14th. Lunch at Mosuke at 12:15. Then dinner that night at Cafe des Ministeres. Planning on spending the afternoon wandering around the 6th Arrodissement.
15th - Definitely taking an early train so I can get down to Blois and drop my bags off. Might spend time exploring Blois and hitting up the Chateau there.
16th - Most likely hitting up Chambord on this day. Have really wanted to see this chateau for years now.
17th - Amboise. I want to see more, but I also want to take time and relax. Dinner at Chrisopher Hay that night.
18th - Back to Paris to fly back to NYC. Debating the direct flight on American vs. the connector through London.

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