Day 1
We made it! Our flights were okay - over 20 hours on a plane can never be what you call an enjoyable experience.
We arrived at Charles de Gaulle airport at 2.00 pm, zoomed through Customs and then waited for what seemed an eternity for our luggage. We were going to brave it and try to catch the train, but when a charming Frenchman called Moa came to our rescue with the offer of a lift, who were we to say no?!
It's now 4.20 pm and we're showering and getting ready to do some exploring before we come back and fall into bed for the night.
Well the exploring lasted 15 minutes before we returned to the hotel for a refreshing beverage and an early dinner. The waitress was lovely and let us try out our rudimentary French on her. She said she loved Australians because we had warm hearts :-)
We were back in our room and turning the lights out at 7.30 pm!
Day 2
We woke up feeling quite refreshed. After breakfast we headed out and thought we were going to get rained on. The sky was black and it had obviously been raining quite heavily.
We weaved our way through the streets until the Arc de Triomphe came into sight. A few happy snaps at the bottom and then we climbed to the top to
take in the views. We then strolled down the Champs Élysées and the hunt for Tiffanys began! On the way we found a Starbucks, so I added to the list of places where I've had my photo taken :-). Tour Guide Kelly steered us to the Tiffany store and we tried to get in, but the door wouldn't open - we were shattered, but next thing there was a click and a lovely gentleman inviting us in … phew! After a bit of a browse we made our purchases and left with big grins on our faces!
Next on the list was a look at the Louvre and Notre Dame. By this stage it was extremely hot and time for something to eat. Lunch and a glass of bubbles with a view of the Louvre - the only thing that was better was our Nutella Crepe and second glass of bubbles!
It was time to retrace our steps and head back to the hotel. By the time we got back to the hotel we'd been gone for around nine hours and walked approximately 20kms. Instead of getting rained on, we got quite burnt, so sunscreen has been purchased for our Segway tour tomorrow.
Luke - this last photo is just for you!!
HAHA Le Schtroumpfs that is awesome, and another Starbucks for the collection.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you're having a good time except the sunburnt bit.