We have had a huge day. After breakfast we checked out and the taxi driver who took us to Gare St Jean was fabulous; wanted to tell us all about the city etc and showed us how Google translator app works on his iphone. We have to have one of those, although travelling in peak hour traffic in a taxi where the driver is intent on showing you how clever his translator is, makes me a little nervous. He discovered how one small spelling error can be very embarrassing, which was very funny.
We took the TGV (very fast train) to Paris so travelled through the Louire Valley but didn’t really get to see much (so quick), and arrived at Gare Montparnasse in Paris 3 hrs later. It was reasonably easy, if you overlook all the stairs, to get the Metro to Pernety where our hotel sits across the road. Cosy is what you would call this hotel room, we are on the top floor so the ceiling slopes in on one side and immediately makes you want to duck your head. The location is great but there is no air con and unfortunately we have arrived at 3pm when the room is probably at its hottest but hopefully that will be better when we return.
Our first point of call, after a very late lunch across the road at Cafe Metro, was the Tour Eiffel. It would seem every other tourist in Paris decided to visit here this afternoon too! The queues are enormous and we are told the wait will be about an hour but our options are limited so we decide to do it now, or not at all. After a 1 hr wait on the ground, and another long wait at the next level we do eventually make it to the summit, and all concede it was well worth the wait. The views are spectacular and we orientate ourselves with the famous landmarks of this city.
Our first point of call, after a very late lunch across the road at Cafe Metro, was the Tour Eiffel. It would seem every other tourist in Paris decided to visit here this afternoon too! The queues are enormous and we are told the wait will be about an hour but our options are limited so we decide to do it now, or not at all. After a 1 hr wait on the ground, and another long wait at the next level we do eventually make it to the summit, and all concede it was well worth the wait. The views are spectacular and we orientate ourselves with the famous landmarks of this city.
Back on ground level we head to the river and investigate the river cruises, there are so many to choose from! We find there are seats available on a 1.5 hr dinner cruise departing in just half an hr so figure that was meant for us. The dinner was lovely and It was very peaceful cruising up the Seine to round Ille de Cite and back around the replica of the Statue of Liberty. Although it was 9pm when we pulled out, we left in sunshine. During the course of the trip the sun set and the lights of the city turned on. Very beautiful. We took the subway home and had a nightcap at Cafe Metro, our new local to end the day.
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