Bridget and I went to Paris a few weeks ago
for a relaxing weekend away, arriving early Sat morning via the Eurostar.
BTW, is it just me, or does the Eurostar wobble around the whole bloody time
it's travelling? You think they'd make the train tracks straight. Oh well.
I've been over Paris for years and didn't
do anything more for me, thought it was overrated. Before we went this time,
however, I came across this link to
50
things to do in Paris, which proved to be fantastic! Bridget and I did a
whole lot of secondary stuff over the weekend, minus going to Notre Dame in
Paris, although its had a massive clean and looks totally different to how I
remembered it years ago:
You can see here in a couple of the arches
how black it used to be:
After we wandered over to the north side of
the river, we stumbled across St Paul, which was pretty cool:
We eventually arrived at Place des Vosges (#27),
which was great to wander around:
This guy died from wounds sustained in
battle, according to my knowledge of statues:
Here's Place De La Nation
One of the most fantastic things we
discovered, was walking the Green Miles (#38).
I really recommend anyone going to Paris to check it out.
The defunct railway tracks atop the
Viaduc des Arts have been replaced by a pathway planted with roses, shrubs
and rosemary. Several miles long, it gives high-level views over the whole
area � even into people�s apartments for a glimpse of Parisian home life.
Was very, very cool, I was impressed. You
can see here how it's raised above street level:
As you wander along the garden themes
change:
Ya get great views of the city as well:
Here's me, not posing as usual:
Bridget is pretty good at speaking French,
here she is showing me how good she is at writing it:
Yeah, well, didn't expect that to last long
did ya?
Lots more wandering around (mixed in with
heaps of coffee shop stops):
After crashing out for a few hours (due to
our early rising), we went to see the Eiffel Tower at night. You can see all
those pics on my previous
page.
We took off to hang out by Canal St the
next day (#50).
I showed Bridget the French that I picked
up while I was there:
Was brilliant for lying down on the grass
in the sun:
And checking out the Paris skyline from its
rocky hill:
And that was basically it for us! We spent
the rest of the day eating, wandering through the city and checked out
number 7, before jumping back on the Eurostar for a wobbly ride home!
