Wednesday 27th July

Wednesday 27^th July – Paris

A day in Paris and a rather cold and wet one at that!  We started off with the Arc de Triumph and then moved on to the Eiffel Tower.  We queued for and hour for a trip up the tower which Claire sat out before going up to the second level.  Unfortunately the top level was closed so we had to make to with the second level.  To be honest another queue would have been too much!  We then moved on to the Hotel des Invalides, which is the French copy of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, although it isn’t quite the same.  It is a museum, church and hospital all in one; as well as being the resting place of Napoleon Bonaparte!

the boys outside the Hotel de les Invalides

Claire went on to the Louvre and bought tickets while we went around the museum so that when we had finished we walked along to the Louvre and went straight in!  After the Mona Lisa and several other corridors the boys were ready for some refuelling so we stopped off at the Café. 

outside the Louvre

It was then on to Notre Dame which was something of a disappointment after all of the Cathedrals in Italy.  Nevertheless it was a magnificent building and the stain glass windows were spectacular.  We then adjourned to a café for an early supper, a glass of wine and some cards.  This avoided the rush-hour before heading back to the campsite.

next to Napoleon’s Tomb