The Internet was €10 for 24 hours so we didn't go for that either.
MOULON ROUGE!! What can I say....
We got there early and had dinner first. There was a band playing during dinner so we got up on the dance floor for a while. The show was spectacular.
The costumes, the dancing, the singing, the acrobats and the stage were all mind blowing. All the girls costumes displayed their upper body, in a tasteful sort of way.
They crammed so many people in though it was a little uncomfortable.
Next day we went to the Palace of Versailles and it was wonderful but I think we have seen too many castles and palaces in the last week they are starting to blend into one another. However this one was very rich and authentic.
A beautiful church we passed on our way through Paris. The gold leaf on the do,e is reputed to weigh about 300 pounds.
The Arc De Triomphe
Yes - we did do a wander up one of the most famous shopping streets in the world
For €89 Stuart could have driven this Lamborghini around Paris streets but we didnt have time - maybe next time....
A distant and close up view of the fates of the Palace
We saw the bedroom of Marie Antoinette and the sleeping chamber of King Louis 14th still with the same canopied beds. The majority of the furniture was all original
A clock and bureau dating back to the days of Marie Antoinette
King Louis always liked to have himself painted with his legs showing as he considered he had great legs.
A courtyard inside the palace of Versailles
A small part of the gardens at the Palace
Another section of the gardens which stretched for miles
The line up to get in the gate which wound back and forth about 3 times to the gates at the back about a block and a half away.....We walked straight to the gate with our guide and in we went.
Stuart in front of the gate where the line up started to snake.
Soldiers setting up to light the flame as a memorial to the unknown soldier
At the base of the Arch de Triomphe stands a torch. Every evening at 6:30 P.M. it is rekindled, and veterans lay wreaths decorated with red, white and blue near its flickering flame. It burns in the darkness to recall the sacrifice of an unknown French soldier who gave his life during World War I.
Self explanatory
Our last excursion for the tour was a cruise down the Seine River for an hour or so and then a trip up the Eiffel Tower. How great it was to walk past the lines of people again and just march straight on. The Eiffel Tower was a jigsaw of steel and about 2.5 million rivets. The lift took us diagonally up one leg of the Tower, and then straight up to the first level, where we could walk around. We had an hour to see the sights of Paris by night and at 11.00pm the lights on the Tower started to twinkle. How lovely. All too soon we were on the bus and headed for Calais for the ferry ride back to London. We are going to have a bit of trouble getting into London, as there is an International bike race through there and all of the inner city of London is closed off all day.
We got to our hotel and after a small butter box last time I insisted on a bigger room. It was and they assured me that we would have this one for the remainder of our stay in London.
Monday morning, we boarded the London Underground for a few stations before heading to Plymouth.
On the way to Plymouth, it rained a little and threatened to spoil our near perfect record for rain free since we left home 2 months ago. We had a day of drizzle while in Canada and that was all.
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