The tour group was picked up from the hotel this morning, then Dover to Calais on the ferry, a lovely calm crossing unlike most of my crossings of Cook Strait! A peaceful drive through the manicured French countryside, then into Paris to the hotel.
There are three women travelling alone on this tour besides me. They all paid the single supplement of $1,600 so there was no-one to share with me. Guess who got a single room for free! So great!
Anyway, I'm in Paris, I've had dinner at a restaurant along the Champs Élysées, a bus tour around the city at twilight (yes, Brisbanites, most places have daylight saving & twilight!) & now I'm sitting in the lobby of the Renaissance Hotel writing this blog. I'm so pleased to be here!
Interestingly once again, the historical buildings don't seem as exciting as the new architecture. Paris is following the trend to glass & it's looking great. Think Dubai with history. I am enjoying the older buildings, see my photo of the Arc de Triumphe on fb, & I'll take more tomorrow, but the new 'stuff' being built here is great. I'll take a few photos when I come back in July when I can walk around, not trying to take shots from a moving bus in the rain.
Bonne nuit, folks!
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