September 11 to 13 Paris

Decided on a hop on/hop off bus tour of Paris to get a quick look at the main attractions. Saw most of the famous icons (Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysee, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame, the Louvre, Sacre Coeur etc) & then had a wander through Montmartre before enjoying our last dinner on holidays at a lovely French restaurant with piano accompaniment – very pleasant.

Notre Dame

Sacre Coeur

Eiffel Tower

Our final day arrived with rain??? Nevertheless went for a promenade along Rue du Temple in the Marais district then along the Viaduc des Arts – a lovely garden & walking path sits atop the Viaduc & the arches below are filled with artesan workshops. A very pleasant & relaxing end to a marvellous 5 months.

Our last cafe au lait

The Holiday is Over

As our adventure drew to a close I tried to decide on the highlights but there are too many – perhaps the Mont Blanc walk & Canal du Midi stand out due to their uniqueness but so many other places were also memorable – Morocco, Praiano, Venice, The Dolomites, the Italian lakes, Scotland etc etc. I am looking forward to reliving the adventure as I sort through the 1,000’s of photos for the albums. This has certainly been an amazing holiday & it will be hard for future holidays to match up – but we’ll try. 

I hope you enjoyed sharing our blog & we look forward to catching up with everyone.