A Kiwi in Paris

These past 2 days have taken us to the next tourist level!

Yesterday saw us heading to St Pancreas international station very early to catch the Eurostar to Gard du nor in Paris.  We are staying at a cute little hotel in the Latin quarter so we are within walking distance of lots of attractions.

On our first day we took a stroll through the streets of Paris and headed towards Pont Neuf to take a river cruise along the Seine.  Here we got to take in the sights; Notre Damme, the Louvre, the Grand Palace, the Eiffell tower, Concorde, Hotel du invalids, Musee de Orasay, plus the wonders of Paris’ 37 bridges.

For dinner we headed to a local restaurant with a friend, and we were treated to a fabulous beof burgundy, local cheeses and rich red wine.

This morning was another early start off to the Eiffell Tower.  After making it through 3 ques and a croissant, we finally made it to the elevator to head up.    Thankfully it only took an hour. Once up the Eiffell Tower the views were stunning, we could see across Paris and the kids really loved it – so it was well worth the wait.

After we ‘beat the feet’, from the  Eiffel Tower to the Arc de Triumph, down the Champs élysées to the Grande Palace and Concorde, then across the Pont Alexander III and along the Seine and back to our hotel.  Nothing like a brisk spring stroll through Paris but the 11kms of the streets of Paris have given us some great memories!

The only down side is the train strikes and riots in Mont Parnasse, we saw the riot police heading out (was a tad concerned it was something more serious) and our travel across to Brittany has been affected  so we’re currently attempting to sort it out.  😤