Saturday 25 July 2009. Waking up very early, still haven’t acclimatized to the new time zone. Decided to turn our walking tour into a bus tour using Paris L’Open Tour, a hop-on hop-off system with three routes to cover the major sites. You get a great perspective from being up high and generates some great photos. Paris’ weather is a bit fickle, cold during the morning but by the afternoon (5pm) the stun is full blaze and we scampered down below. Still do a lot of walking in between. Got around to see most of the postcard sites, Opera, Moulin Rouge and the cabarets, Sacre Coeur, Place de la Republic, Eiffel Tower, Hotel Invalides, Arc de Triomphe and the list goes on. Had lunch in one of those side walk cafes with the wicker chairs just
... read more
