Day 21 thru 24

I don't know if anyone is paying any attention to this but if there is I apologize for being tardy. We headed for Paris today and arrived at out hotel around noon. We are a hop skip and a jump from the Arc d' Triomphe. We had lunch at the typical Paris cafe. We then jumped on the Metro and headed out. We checked out Notre Dame Cathedral to make sure the hunchback was still there. He is. Next to the Sainte Chappelle, famous for its stained glas. After that we were on our own. We headed into the Latin Quarter with Jack and Jane. As it turned out today, June 21 was a special holiday being the first day of summer. You could not walk half a block without running into musical entertainment. The Latin Quarter is the university area and it was going wild. We eventually made it to the Luxembourg Gardens.  As in all parks Parisens were kicking back and having a good time. What a great day.

Day 22

The morning was spent in the Lourve. Mona is still there as is Venus. What a monstrous Museum. The afternoon we strolled towards the hotel thru parks and up the Champs E'lysee. To much to see to get in here. That night we had our last group dinner. We then strolled towards the Eiffel Tower. Had a group hug and split up. A bunch of us went to the Tower, walked around it. The lineups to go up were huge. We instead took a boat trip down The Seine.

Day 23

Our first real day on our own. We jumped on a bus the tours Paris and allows you to get on and off as you please. We got off in the Montmartre area. A large hill in North Paris. Of course a  big church at the top but surrounded by quite a neighbourhood. Lots of artists etc. we continued the bus tour visiting all the famous neighbourhoods of Paris.

Day 24

Took the Metro this morning to the Militiary Museum. While Craig found this the best Museum of all Donna struggled to stay awake. We only spent 4 hours there. We then got back on the touring bus. Later we were back in the Latin Quarter for dinner and then a walk along the Seine. We took the metro to the Arc d'Tiomphee and climbed to the top for some great views. It is quite a scene to watch all the traffic from 12 roads converge on the Arc and jostle as they drive around. Tomorrow we head for London