Days six and seven of our .

Monday was another busy day. I started the day off with another walk in the surrounding area. When both of us were up and ready we headed to the Notre-Dame, this time we’d booked the towers.

Climbing all 387 steps was definitely worth it. The panoramic view was spectacular. The two bells in the tower we saw (Emmanuel and Marie) looked awesome. I wouldn’t like to be in the tower when they rang.

We had lunch at a cafe opposite the Notre-Dame, a simple but tasty French lunch.

Then we went to see Napoleon’s tomb. I know he’s famous, but it’s as though they think of him as a god. It’s a seriously impressive tomb - it is MASSIVE.

Within the army complex there are a number of exhibitions and next door is a war museum. We went to the exhibition about the two world wars, it’s fascinating seeing history from another countries perspective.

We then went to the Arc de Triomphe, or as I found out it’s also called, the Arc de l’Etoile. Another amazing view of Paris. Such a gorgeous city. Another 284 steps up to the top. So that’s the equivalent of 11 flights of stairs so far, but who’s counting.

Finally a McDonalds dinner and back to the hotel.

Tuesday was a bit of a fail day.

We had a big lie in as the last two days had caught up with us.

We took the Mètro out to the edge of Paris, then a bus out to Versailles. Having spent over an hour in the queue and getting less than halfway we decided to bail.

Once back in Paris we thought about to doing the Catacombs. The queue for that scared us away - it encompassed the whole block and into a nearby park - with many who looked as though they’d not moved in a while. We walked back to the hotel and had a little rest watching Jimmy Fallon in the air conditioned comfort.

We spent some time in the hotel, and went out to a local Asian place for dinner, Mian Fan, magnifique. To start we had some hand made pork dumplings, chicken and prawn dumplings, gyoza and crispy prawns. Followed by some noodle dishes that were super tasty. A short walk back to the hotel and we were ready for bed!

But it isn’t all bad. I’m posting this from Disneyland!

Sophie Barnes said at Wed, Aug 2, 2017 6:05 PM
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