Oh, it was so hard to get started this morning. After a few false starts we managed a traditional French breakfast of coffee and croissant with jam and then caught the metro across the road to Sacre Coeur. There are so many amazing landmarks in Paris, but this is one we didn’t get to in ’86 and Eric is very determined. From the subway you immediately start climbing uphill and all the way we were confronted by hagglers trying to get us to bet on the outcome of games (same as in ’86) or buy replicas of the Eiffel tour (same as in ’86) etc and also contribute to the ‘Deaf and Dumb’ afflicted. We are becoming cynical, I know, but ‘fairs fair’. Eric did manage to buy a dapper hat to replace the one he left in Barcelona.
From here we headed to Galleries Lafeyette in the heart of Paris on Boulevade Haussmann. According to its media outlet, this is the world’s leading department store and its main store has a magnificent leadlight and steel dome that dates back to 1912, has to be seen to be believed. The picture below doesn't do it justice. I managed to snap up a few mid-year bargains while we were there.
We continued on to the Arc de Triomphe and then found some lunch in Avenue des Champes Elysees – I’m sure my accent is improving as I talk to myself and type. (No one here to dispute me as Eric has already gone to bed). An afternoon attack of ‘the wearies’ descended so we walked on via the Grand Palace and the Hotel Invalides where we found lots of local gentlemen partaking in games of Petinque in the shady park . We caught the subway from here back to our Hotel 55 in Montparnasse. Time to do some washing in the Laundromat just around the corner; fortunately we can just about watch the cycles progress from the cafe bar across the road. We met up with Sandy who has done another bus tour today and had dinner in the local neighbourhood.
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