Subtitled… thank god
for photos so I can remember what I did each day….
After a good night’s
sleep (bed was very comfy) we had breakfast before setting off on our included
sightseeing with our local guide, Brigitte. It was a combination of a bus tour / walking tour. We went past the Arc de St Martin, the
Pompidou Centre before stopping at Notre Dame for a visit inside the Cathedral
and a walk around its perimeter.
We then got back on the bus seeing various bridges (including the
lover’s bridge), Arc de Triomphe, the Invalides before stopping for a photo
opportunity at the Eiffel Tower.
Back on the bus we
drove around some more including driving past the big square with the Obelisk
that was a gift from Egypt (name escapes me now) before having a lunch stop at
a little café that made great sandwiches!
Those not doing the
optional then had free time but for the rest of us it was off to the Palace of
Versailles. An amazing place but
the only thing that wasn’t enjoyable about it was inside the museum itself was
being pushed through the masses like you were in a meat market. You couldn’t really stop and look at
something properly or take real decent pictures. We did have roughly half an hour then to walk around the gardens. I really loved the Palace but like
everything else you find yourself saying “you need a day here”.
The day ended with
our Welcome Dinner at a little place called L’Escaramouche. It was a lovely meal. I chose the French Onion Soup, Beef
Bourguinon and Profiteroles. So
much food! Our free welcome drink
was a glass of champers with a touch of blackcurrant. It was actually quite nice.
After dinner on our
way back to the hotel we had a bus ride around “Paris at night” to see the
sights well sort of lit up (as it wasn’t really that dark). But we did get have another look at the
Eiffel Tower from the Trocadero!
Our last full day in
Paris was over and tomorrow would be a new town.
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