FRANCE - PARIS

The next morning we filled up on breakfast in the hope that we would not eat too much during the day (it really can get expensive). We had to take our back packs with us all day which was a pain but at least we didn’t have too much in them. The man at the desk asked where I was from when we checked out - he told us that years ago he had a girlfriend that came from Melbourne. Lucky him!
Again we jumped on the metro (by this stage I was a wiz at working out where to get where we wanted to go) & headed for the Champs Elysees. We wandered along this famous road (I bought some thongs from The Gap as the inside of my shoes were falling apart - even though Mum repaired them for me before I left - & were hugely uncomfortable) & up to the Arc de Triomphe. Took some photos (the first one) & then jumped on the metro to go to the Louvre (photo numero 2) & walked through the gardens to get there (where we had some lunch). We didn't go into the Louvre either - you may be shocked & appalled at that - not only because of the queues to get in but also because I am not that into art. I know we probably should have & if we had more time there I think I might have gone in but I will save it for the next time I visit Paris.

Finally after a bit more shopping we made our way to Notre Dame which is an amazing building. It is so detailed & ornate which the last photo doesn't really show that well. Again there was a huge queue to go in & we decided to go & sit in the gardens & do a bit of people watching which I love doing. There was a group of drama students practising a piece that was set in a church & seemed slightly obscure to me (as many drama school performances do), couples, children playing, tourists - you name it, they were there.

We then jumped on the metro, made our way to the station, got on the really fast train, changed to the normal train, caught the bus & then walked home from the bus stop just before midnight.

Our Paris adventure was over.