A Few Days in Paris

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The Trip Starts!

PARIS - not a better place to start with! - the fantastique French food, the happy Marais, the busy G.Pompidou Centre (not so busy this time), the convenience of Cyril's flat, the beautiful language...

It was great to be in the streets of Paris again, catch up with Cyril and meet his colleagues. I enjoyed every minute of it, even panicking to find an empty space to park the velo in town and having trouble to find maps to plan my next steps. However I wanted so much to leave the busy capital and loose myself (not literary though it keeps happening so often) in the countryside roads, landscapes and les petit villages... that's the next chapter! Plus bouldering! 😊

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Photos

The Start
Leaving the Port of Dover for Calais, France in good weather!

White Cliffs
The white cliffs of Southern England are an image to treasure for travellers both leaving and coming back to Britain.

Notre-Dame de Paris
Allways exciting to come back to this spot and everything that surounds it, the cafes, shops, busy roads, the smell of food and peoples' strong perfumes... The Velib, a big hit in the capital.

Breakfast in the flat
Food in France is soooo delicious! Even the cheap supermarket brand tastes superior, not to mention the bread, hmm the French bread!

Youth Parade
This huge parede took me by surprise as I walked from Cyril's flat to Le Marrais.

Great Atmosphere
Loud music! Smoke! Shouting! Dance!

Parade Characters
Good fun.

Republic
Republique Square been shaken by the young french people.

Cyril at L'amnésia
Meeting my dear friend Cyril at the same place we first met some four years ago, and catching up with the news.

Barbequeue in the Paris Suburbs
Cyril's coleagues kindly invited me for a really nice Sunday in the sun, eating and watching the children play.

The Barbequeue
Hmmm, no comments required.

More French Food
Anybody missing the English burgers and sausages?

Comments

[Kai]

Wehey!!! He's on he's way!
I'll be living vicariously through you, Jose. Have a fantastic trip!!! Ahhhh, the food looks soooo good.

[Celso]

Do you eat all that just for breakfast? What's your secret ;-)?? Are you the one with the funny hat, next to the guys with wigs?? Rememeber to take it off b4 you put the Helmet!!!! Looking forward to more pics of ur trips ;-)