The weather forecast was quite sad, rainy and cloudy with low temperatures :(. At the beginning of our trip it looked precisely like this. Bus was leaving at 5 AM (return was planned for 12 PM). The distance towards Paris (375 km) was covered with only one remarkable incident (driving few meters with baggage door open ;) ). A few kilometres before entering the city rain suddenly stopped. We arrived at the central part of Paris (2 millions) around 10 o'clock. Some free time sightseeing was scheduled for afternoon and so first we took some photos during bus drive around the most interesting sights (Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Eiffel tower, Notre Dame de Paris...) . After some stops and obligatory photo shoots :) there came a new attraction: boat trip on Seine, to show us all the most important from a bit different perspective...
And finally came the time to walk through the heart of the town on our own. We were free to go, just after parking the bus under the Louvre. I've recharged my energy with tasty and fresh baguette. We sat for a while in the gardens near the Louvre, watching pigeons and seagulls fighting for bread crumbs and bathing in the winterly warm sun :). Then I've met some Senegal guy, who was really persistent to make me a bracelet of luck, "hakuna matata, man ;)!". So, why not, maybe it'll work :)... Then we walked through Louvre courtyards (visiting this great museum requires more than a day and we had only a few hours, so we decided not to enter). Even this way is the building awesome with it's monstrous 1,8km length. Along the river Seine banks, many artists were selling their pictures, which reminded me of the wide spread romantic notion about Paris.
I hope I will have an opportunity to visit Paris once more in the future, there is so much not uncovered left... So, maybe next time ;)!
Some of the better photos are available here, to give you a taste of this place ;)...
2 comments:
Your pictures of Paris are just amazing!
thanx ;)
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