Well, this is the end. We've been in Paris since Monday morning. We dropped the car back to Peugeot, after dropping our bags at the Hotel, then heading up the Champs Elysees and going 1 and a half times around the Arc d'Triomphe. It was a blast! (Anne here – David did an awesome job of driving into and through Paris – no lane markings, 5 lanes of traffic when there should only be 3 – roundabouts the size of the Stadium.....and motorbikes and cyclists everywhere! Thanks David!)
We spent Monday afternoon on the Avenue de la Grand Armee, which is on the other side of the Arc D'Triomphe and where all the local motorbike shops are situated.
We are in a very nice hotel a block away from the Seine, in the Chatelet and Les Halles area, a 15 minute walk from the Louvre.
Tuesday was Bastille day here in France and we spent the day watching the airforce flyover, then heading over to the Latin Quarter for a long lunch. We've enjoyed watching parts of the Tour de France on Television in the afternoons. There was a big fireworks display at the Eiffel Tower, which we got to watch from one of the bridges near the hotel.
Wednesday, we went for dinner with Mary (Trish's sister) and Simon at their lovely apartment in the Les Invalides district.
And today we've just been for a walk around Saint Germain and the Louvre, before having another long lunch and a pleasant final dinner.
Tomorrow, we are up early to head to the airport and the long trip home. We leave at 12:30 in the afternoon, arrive in Singapore at 7am local time, where we spend a day in the Crown Plaza at the airport. Awe arrive in Auckland at 11am and then get back to Wellington at about 3 in the afternoon, in time for work at 9am on Monday morning.
Yehaaa....Great holiday, had a ball. We've got some great ideas for our next couple, so looking forward to more great travelling.
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