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.
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| Has a lucky nose !! |
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| You have to hear the story of Blackfriars Bobby (dog) |
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| 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.
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| Carvings on the Arc |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Great views |
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| 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.
Love
us.
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