Paris - Day 1

Today we caught the train from Frankfurt at 9.00am.  We arrived in Paris at 12.50pm - a fast and very comfortable trip.  Pam thinks we should be able to ride like that everywhere, plenty of leg room and the seats were very good too.  We were served a meal at about 10.30am.
 We found a taxi which brought us to the Novotel here in Paris.  It is OK but a bit squeezy and claustrophobic in the bath room.  Nowhere to hang all of the washing so there are unmentionables hanging from most things.
This afternoon we walked for 4 hours to the Eiffel Tower, the L'Arc to Triomphe and down the main shopping street where they sell ordinary things at very expensive prices.
The plan is to go to Versailles tomorrow for the day, then the next morning we are going to go up the Eiffel Tower.  Today the place was crawling with people all over the city as all the museums and attractions were free - some special day, so even walking was difficult, dodging and weaving people, bikes and cars, not to mention the odd dog dropping.
On Monday night we are going to Moulin Rouge.  We hope to get in lots of sight seeing on Monday before then and then again Tuesday before we meet up with the tour group at 5.00pm for drinks or something.

Pam taking photo of Herbie with the smallest bread rolls we haveever seen anywhere!  We escaped to a resteraunt out of the cold and rain.

Enjoying the music on our Prague river cruise.  It was freezing!  I never knew that wind blew through leather before.

Unfortunately it rained when we got to Prague making it wet and miserable.  The wind was so bitterly cold.  I wouldn't like to be there in winter.  We really didn't see Prague at its best.

This is a vehicle where 10 people sit at the 'bar' and pedal and drink beer as it meanders through the streets.  Looks like a lot of fun and they are very noisy!  I think it takes a lot of beer to keep it moving.

This is the view from the door of the Novotel where we are staying in Paris.

 

Under the Tower, working up enough courage to go to the top on Monday!!!!!!!!  I think Pam may have a job ahead of her to get me there, but I will be trying.!

 

Our last day of the Bohemian trip was mostly spent in travel and then a dinner at night with the people before we all went our separate ways.  We had been fortunate as the group was small and mostly very nice people from all walks of life.  Let's hope the next trip is the same.