That night Ingrid had booked a bus tour to see the city at night all lit up so we went to the supermarket & bought a whole heap of food & had a mini picnic in our room. We bought way too much (Ingrid’s fault - as she said, her eyes were bigger than her stomach) & after that went for a spa & swim in the hotel’s pool which, for a reasonably priced hotel, was very nice.
We had a bit of a problem when we got to the office of the company that ran the bus tour. They had no record of the booking that Ingrid had made & paid for through her travel agent. She rang the 24 hour hotline but there was nothing they could do but take a message. She was not a happy camper! So we had to wait until the last minute to see if there were any free seats as they were apparently booked out. Luckily there were. It was beautiful seeing the city & all the monuments lit up at night. The only problem was that we had had such an early start that morning with not enough sleep & the bus was really hot with lots of people (we were up on the top level which was even hotter) that we struggled to stay awake. We could the metro back to the hotel & even though it was midnight there were lots of people on it. I guess it’s true what they say about Paris being the city that never sleeps. (At least I think it’s Paris they are talking about, if not it should be).
We had a bit of a problem when we got to the office of the company that ran the bus tour. They had no record of the booking that Ingrid had made & paid for through her travel agent. She rang the 24 hour hotline but there was nothing they could do but take a message. She was not a happy camper! So we had to wait until the last minute to see if there were any free seats as they were apparently booked out. Luckily there were. It was beautiful seeing the city & all the monuments lit up at night. The only problem was that we had had such an early start that morning with not enough sleep & the bus was really hot with lots of people (we were up on the top level which was even hotter) that we struggled to stay awake. We could the metro back to the hotel & even though it was midnight there were lots of people on it. I guess it’s true what they say about Paris being the city that never sleeps. (At least I think it’s Paris they are talking about, if not it should be).
Hi Tracey,
ReplyDeleteSounds like your having a ball over there, MacKenzie got your postcard and was interested to understand where you were, at least she didnt say "Tracey who?" She starts swimming on Thursday so she is incredibly excited about that. Not much else happening here, I am sure your Mum will keep you up to date with all our gossip. Keep your eyes peeled for that prince.....Have fun Love Gini