These photos are in order:
Lanie and Ben canoeing and talking to the animals
Us after being submerged coming through the weir
Looking over the Camembert Valley
Lanie and Ben feeding the fish and chooks
John at our favourite picnic place - Menil Glaise
After a delightful final day in Normandy when we revisited a couple of our favourites - Camembert and Menil Glaise - with Ben and Lanie, we packed up and I mean packed up, the mighty Twingo and got on the road for Paris. It is about a three hour drive and we made good time. I tell you - the Parisiens are crazy drivers - and we couldn't wait to get rid of our car. We nearly had about 100 accidents looking for our apartment but we finally found our piece of Paris. It is a very French big apartment at the top of six flights of steps. It is wonderful and we are very very comfortable on the Boulevard de la Villette. We spent the afternoon relaxing here and then headed out to see the Eiffel Tower. As usual most of the major monuments are covered in scaffolding - pity but still pretty spectacular. We had a lovely stroll by the Seine and under the bridges.
Today we went out to Roland Garros to see if we could get a day pass for the tennis but no such luck. Pity but it is not to be. The stadium is in a very green and leafy area and it was worth a walk around. We then headed back to the Ile de la Cite and walked from Saint Chapelle to the Arc de Triomphe via the Louvre, Tuilleries Gardens, Place de la Concorde and Champs Elysees. It truly is a fantastic city which awaits us to explore.
We have our friend, also Alana, coming over from London tomorrow and then we have a few days planned. One at Disneyland, one at Versailles/Fontainbleu, one shopping (of course), and we will fit everything else cultural and historical in as well. It will be relaxed having a week here and I know we will enjoy it.
Lanie has just cooked dinner and is calling. We have a couple of bottles of wine to finish off. Think we really splurged tonight - the wine was 1.3o euro. Someone has to do it!!
Deb
ReplyDeleteThanks for thinking of me at Chenonceau and for the card. It has been my favourite French castle since high school French days. I just love the arches over the river. One day I may get to see it. Sounds as if you are having a great time and catching up with some important together- time with Lanie and Patrick.
Will catch up again when you get home.
Judy