We said a sad farewell to our mate Joanne (she's staying on tour in Europe for a bit longer) in Florence before boarding a train to Roma, taking a taxi to Ciampino (Roma's other international aeroporto) flying to Paris' other international airport at Orly and a train and then taxi to the hotel. The day started at 5.30am. We arrived at the hotel at 6.30pm.
Hope you're well Joanne and not missing us too much. Thanks for the fun we had together. See you back in Aotearoa sometime. And remember that haka ends with a big HI!!!
You bloggers got lost in the wilderness of the internet yesterday. France has proved the most difficult to access the internet. Finally got there tonight.
We're heading back to Aotearoa tomorrow, that will take 30 hours. We leave here on Friday morning and get home on Sunday. Sad to be leaving, but also positive about getting home to Palmy, family, friends and the comforts of home. It'll be good to be speaking English again and being understood.
Hope you guys enjoyed your 2 nights and 1 day in Paris.
Gay Paris, here we come. The river Seine running through the heart of Paris.
The eternal flame below the Arc d'Triomphe in memory of the fallen soldiers of France
This tunnel runs under the Champes Elisee the worlds most famous avenue. The tunnel runs to the Arc d'Triomphe in the centre of the roundabout on the avenue. There is NO WAY you could cross the road to get to the centre, so they built a tunnel under the road. Think Roma has crazy traffic, Paris beats them hands down!!!
The girls sheltering from a chilly Paris. The Arc D'Triomphe in the background. The hotel is only a few hundred metres down the road. Very nice too.
This is the entrance to a toilet in the underground just down from Le Louvre museum. You have the choice of scented and coloured paper. The best smelling toilets in Europe, it's like a perfumery. One odd thing is that the handwashing area is shared by both males and females and the men's urinal is right beside. Females can view men doing their business side on.
Māori art on display at the museum just down from the Eiffel Tower. Māori ... they are everywhere e hoa ma.
No beaches in Paris. So this is the next best thing. Beach umbrellas and sand alongside the dirty River Seine.
A view from the steps leading up the Eiffel Tower. The queue took 50 minutes to get through. But very cheap at only 3.60 euros = $7NZ. Well worth the wait!!!
Taken from part way up the tower well before the first level. It's HIGH !!! Got to level 2 and that's us!! Back down to terra firma for us. This queue is one of 3 going to three pillars of the tower that have stairs and lifts. The fourth pillar is for descending by stairs only.
It's after 12am and you and I have had another long day. Gotta got.
Bonsoir au revoir- Good evening, good night.
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