Paris by day and night

Hi lovelies,

Another couple of full days.

We had our last day in Edinburgh on Monday, and we wandered a bit more and tried to see more wonders.

Has a lucky nose !!

You have to hear the story of Blackfriars Bobby (dog)

We visited the Scottish National Museum, and the building was amazing. It was purpose built to house the exhibitions. We had a wonderful time.

This animal has been bred back into existence via Zebras

It was then back to the motel to do the washing and get packed so we could fly out the next day.

Tuesday was an interesting day. We were collected promptly from our motel at 10am, and did not arrive at our motel in Paris until after 8pm. Not bad for a 1 1/2 hour flight. 🥺. We were very tired teddies when we arrived.

Our motel is beautiful, and if we look out the front door we can see the Eiffel Tower. There are a number of cafes nearby and we have sampled the fare at a couple of them.

Last night I tried steak tartare, which I must say was pretty yummy. Robbie had ribs, as he wanted something cooked. 😱

Today we ventured up to the Arc de Triomphe, about 5 minutes from our Motel, and we hopped on the Big Bus for a tour of the city.

One of the things we have noticed about Paris, both last night and today, is that there are no traffic rules. There are 12 roads that go into the roundabout at the Arc. This roundabout is about 6 lanes wide, but you would never know as there are no lines.

Carvings on the Arc

Tomb of the unknown soldier

The tour of the city highlights was pretty good, though I have no idea how bus drivers, along with anyone else who drives in Paris stays sane. Regardless our bus travelled along at a fine pace until we came back to the Avenue des Champs Élysées.

Obelisk taken from Egypt by Napoleon

We had seen a huge number of Gendarmes and Police around, often with convoys of vans rushing around the city. There was a protest today, and some farmers had dumped a load of hay on the road. That stopped the traffic pretty quickly.

We hopped of the bus and headed back to the Arc for a look. There is a walkway under the roundabout so that you can reach the arc, and it is really not until you get beside it that you realise the enormousness of this structure.

It is huge.

We then headed off to find some lunch, and back to the motel for a nap.

Nap done we headed out to find a light diner as tonight we had a city night tour and a visit to the Eiffel Tower.

It was amazing to see the city all lit up, and our driver did a fine job showing us different areas.

We were then taken to the Eiffel Tower where we were escorted to the gates and waited for the lift to take us up. Alas no dinner there as the restaurant is closed, but we did manage a snack.

We had tickets to take us to the top, but when we got to the second floor, where we had to change lifts, I decided that that was high enough. The view was spectacular.

We decided that we would walk back down the 700ish stairs rather than take the elevator back down. A lovely evening stroll.

Great views

From underneath

Evening done we are now back in our motel and working out our plans for tomorrow.

Take it easy lovelies.

Stay safe and keep enjoying life.

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