After arriving from Seoul late, we settled into our hotel well positioned in Montmartre. After a night to recuperate, we headed off to Musee de L' Orangerie to see Impressionist paintings, especially Monet's waterlilies. The museum was closed. We had missed out on our first visit to Paris _ time and on our second visit _ closed for renovation. Now industriqal action beat us! We did however enjoy a walk in the Tuilleries Gardens up to the Louvre.
We then headed over to Chatelet and walked to St Chapelle with its exquisite stained glass windows. Yes they were on strike as well! As we walked up to Notre Dame we checked at an Information booth and only 2 places were closed with industrial action and those were the 2 we had chosen! Notre Dame was wonderful however with its rose windows and fabulous stained glass.
We spent the afternoon at Montmartre, climbing the huge flights of stairs that began just near our hotel. We visited Sacre Coeur with its huge dome abd beautiful view of Paris, then the Place du Tertre _ the artists quarter _ and the little streets and shops of this delightful area.
After dinner' we headed down to the Seine to ride the Bateau Mouche along the river to see the buildings of Paris beautifully illuminated. We finally made it home after midnight.
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Sounds like a good day anyway. It also sounds like you guys are going to be so fit when you get home, with all this walking and stair climbing!
How much weight did you say you were going to lose on this trip? Sounds like a lovely day out despite strikes.
How much weight did you say you were going to lose on this trip? Sounds like a lovely day out despite strikes.
Well being on strike myself today, I say all power to the workers. I hope you went and found their rally and tagged along!
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