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Travel Blogs from Paris
Taking it all in!
... a walk of about 2 miles (one way) through the Parisian streets, stopping to eat on the way to the Tour Eiffel - I had learned in my reading that only the American tourists call it the Eiffel Tower! It was a beautiful, clear evening and making the walk would prove to be a very smart move on our part as the tower was pretty much covered by fog for the remainder of our time in Paris!
We spent half a day ...
More art, dancing and Champagne!
... I wanted to go (I've caught on that if I fake the French accent I am better understood!). The driver was playing great tunes, loud, and he hooned around pointing out the main sights illuminated. It truly is a beautiful city. Not just the grand scale, but even the gorgeous wrought iron door and window ornamentation is exquisite at night, and the street lights in the typical designs of the particular eras. To celebrate my final (full) day in Paris I decided to do so ...
Toni and Lyn together again in Paris
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Postscript:
The last two entries have been written, alas, from Melbourne, after we returned home. The holiday is over, but what memories we have to treasure! Thank you to all of you who have followed our blog, and for all your kind comments along the way. We are glad you enjoyed following us on our travels, but we can assure you that we enjoyed actually living the adventure far more than you enjoyed reading about it!! We really do wish you had been there!
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Get out of the states!
... view of the city. Then the 422 stairs back down... On Tuesday we went to the Eiffel Tower and had an amazing lunch on the second floor. Towards the end of the lunch, my aunt showed up. This time my grandpa didn't curse, just cried. After lunch we went to the top floor. Today we went to an open air market that was amazing, and later today we are going on a chocolate tour. Should be wonderful... Signing off for now, ...
We could forever, walking on the moon
... expensive, I did order a cup of coffee, not a tiny shot. I could only imagine what I would would have got if I had ordered a short black. It was about 5:30pm by the time we landed back on the ground, and the line for the elevator was still as long as you might expect for a man giving away free gold bricks.
Across the River Seine again to the north bank, we walked up the steps to what we assumed was the parliamentary buildings with a really nice courtyard, stairs and statues of ...