A Day in Paris

Sunday, April 27, 2008 by Vi.

Saturday was a very early morning to catch the Eurostar from London to Paris - even earlier than I needed because I forgot to change my watch by an hour so I was up at 3:15 instead of 4:15 am. We had to meet at the train station at 5:30am even though the train didn’t leave until around 6:30 - a very tasty breakfast was served on the train. It was a great view of the city from my seat on the top of the double-decker bus. First stop was the Eiffel Tower - we were able to go to the 2nd storey - pretty overwhelming!!! The city of Paris seems to stretch for miles and miles in all directions as I did a 360 around the Tower. Next was an hour cruise on the River Seine - very relaxing - then off to the Louvre - our time was very limited so I didn’t go into the galleries - thus I missed seeing the Mona Lisa - mostly just walked around outside, took pictures and had a bite of lunch - then off to Notre Dame - another spectacular sight!!! Next we drove around the D’Orsay Museum, the Lafayette Opera, the Arc de Triomphe and the Trocadero. Back to the train for the return ride to London - another great meal aboard the train. All in all, it was a great day!
I took the Tube to Harrod’s this afternoon - after all - can’t be in London without going to Harrod’s.
Pretty expensive and I was in awe - TOTALLY - didn’t buy a thing, not even lunch - just looked around - the store is mighty huge - I didn’t even cover the whole store.
I certainly wish I had a couple more days here but…
Thanks to Rick and Claudette for persuading me to take the day trip to Paris yesterday and the day trip of London tomorrow.

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