After an early flight from Naples we arrived in Paris feeling tired and not up to much on the first day beyond eating at a local bistro and Declan had a ride on a carousel which wasn't simply round but figure eight track!
That left Sunday for us to squeeze in as much as possible and we certainly did our best. Our first stop was the Musee D'Orsay. We were a little surprised to see large crowds outside as it's usually much quieter but what we didn't realise was that it was free admission on the first Sunday of the month so that was a bonus even if we had about a 30 minute wait to get in.
Declan got to see some of the great masterpieces of Impressionist and Post-impressionistic art up close and personal.
To maximise our time in Paris we got on a "hop on, hop off" riverboat on the Seine and rode the whole way.
The rain had been building all day and it was quite wet by the time arrived at the final stop the Eiffel Tower. It had been a dream of Declan's to touch the tower and we got off intending just to do that but the rain had kept away the visitors and so we thought "why not go up it". The very top was windy and had driving rain but even with the mist there were great views of central Paris.
We came down a bit wet but very excited about our experience. Luckily there was a Metro station nearby which took us practically back to our hotel. We stopped into another very typical Parisian bistro and got to try "Escargot". It was a very French way to finish our time in Paris.
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