{"id":2485,"date":"2024-08-01T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2024-paris\/vacation-from-the-vacation\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T21:09:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T21:09:00","slug":"vacation-from-the-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2024-paris\/vacation-from-the-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacation from the vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditionally, we take a little mini-vacation after our big vacations. Due to the short and compact nature of this trip, we ended up doing it on our second last day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We took the high-speed train to Mannheim, Germany to go and have lunch with our friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whizzing through the countryside at nearly 200mph (300+ kph) we were there in a relaxing and comfortable few hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lunch was at a hidden gem of a restaurant next to a horse farm. The food was excellent and we spent a great time eating and drinking and talking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afterwards, there was enough time to go to their house to help them take care of a bottle or two as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were back in Paris in time for dinner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What a day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2024-paris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/images-posts\/1422-vacation-from-the-vacation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1422\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2024-paris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/images-posts\/1423-vacation-from-the-vacation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1423\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2024-paris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/images-posts\/1424-vacation-from-the-vacation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1424\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Espresso and a giant macaron on the station while we wait for departure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2024-paris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/images-posts\/1425-vacation-from-the-vacation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1425\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hello, speed monster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2024-paris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/images-posts\/1426-vacation-from-the-vacation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1426\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A little champagne toast to our anniversary. <br>Who cares that it is 9:30am?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2024-paris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/images-posts\/1427-vacation-from-the-vacation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1427\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The restaurant entrance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2024-paris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/images-posts\/1428-vacation-from-the-vacation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1428\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A wonderful meal with great friends, which included the best seafood salad we have ever had!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2024-paris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/images-posts\/1429-vacation-from-the-vacation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1429\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2024-paris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/images-posts\/1430-vacation-from-the-vacation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1430\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taking care of our gift on the train.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2024-paris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/images-posts\/1431-vacation-from-the-vacation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1431\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It was a great day!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditionally, we take a little mini-vacation after our big vacations. Due to the short and compact nature of this trip, we ended up doing it on our second last day. We took the high-speed train to Mannheim, Germany to go and have lunch with our friends. Whizzing through the countryside at nearly 200mph (300+ kph) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mannheim"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"monkeydads","author_link":"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2024-paris\/author\/monkeydads\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Traditionally, we take a little mini-vacation after our big vacations. Due to the short and compact nature of this trip, we ended up doing it on our second last day. We took the high-speed train to Mannheim, Germany to go and have lunch with our friends. 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