Today we contemplated going to Versailles but it was raining so we had
breakfast then listened to a weather report which said it would stop raining in
8 minutes. It actually stopped in 8
minutes very impressed. We decided to
just walk into Paris
go where our heart led us. With brollies
and map in hand we set off. We did
wonder where everyone was it was very quiet.
We walked past Notre Dame des Champs about ten mins from us. We continued on just taking in all the
beautiful architecture making mental notes to go back if there was time. We
walked along the Blvde St Michel looking up a street we saw a beautiful
building so went to investigate. It was
a building which had been a military hospital quite magnificent but locked it
would have opened later in the day. We
made our way thru the Luxembourg
Gardens
We passed thru Jardin des Tuileries which was established by
Catherine de Medici, to the Place de la Concorde and the beginning of the Champs Elysees , past Cleopatra’s needle. We crossed the river, gradually making our
way back to our hotel all the while drinking in everything before us. We had a few minutes respite and headed back
down to the Blvde du Monparnasse and found a lovely place for dinner, there is
so much choice. It really is a very easy
city to find ones way around Paris
with a good map of course, there are also many maps on the streets to help you
on your way.
When we arrived home we Googled why was it all so quiet and
we found that Parisians leave Paris for holidays from mid-July to the end of
August and leave it all to the tourists and those who do not go away at this
time.
Also when we arrived home we learned of the terrible
situation in Barcelona
you never really know whether you will get home safely I must admit I am always
very grateful. No one can imagine being
in such a situation. Just innocent people on holidays perhaps, doing their
normal everyday things. Sabine and Sam
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