After much talking with another group, we decided to team up for a journey to a cafe in Paris that the film Amélie was based and filmed in (although I was the only one who found its location and printed out the route to it)
So after breakfast and fully awake, we set off to find this cafe. After successfully directing the way (and luckily avoiding the Paris red light district) we arrived at the cafe des 2 Moulins, where we then planned what we were going to do for the rest of the day, after Sue and Katie left on their route, Gemma decided to tag along with me (not knowing what she let herself in for).
So we left the cafe with the first stop of the Arc De Triomphe, it was a good 20 minute walk but we passed some other attractions such as the Moulin Rouge and several beautifully detailed churches. Finally arriving at the arc we soon found out what kinds of people are in Paris, other than naturally being aware of pick pockets in big cities (especially Paris) there are also cons, one being a mysteriously found ring someone found thinking it belongs to you, until they ask for some change and take the ring back if you have non, or force some string bracelet on you and ask for some change in exchange, so yes you have to be careful around places round Paris.
After collecting the photos we wanted from the arc we then made our way towards the Eiffel Tower, soon stopping for a quick lunch break we found this brilliant pasta place, the price was reasonable but brilliant for the quality of the food, after we refuelled we were back on track and making progress on our journey just before reaching the Eiffel Tower we arrived at the Palais De Chaillot getting some great shots of the Eiffel Tower and also surprised how many people there were selling souvenirs but soon packed up and ran when police arrived.
Also seeing the tribute statue of liberty was also great (much smaller than the real thing), also allowing us to take a nice rest and some great views since it was placed in the middle of the river. Now we start to make route back to the hotel, but there was still stuff to see on the way back. Passing by the Eiffel Tower again and underneath with direction towards the Musee de Louve we still find plenty of photo opportunities like Cleopatra’s Needle and the Pont Alexandre III. (And yes I got lost for the first and only time that day, only by a few metres but it was only travelling the wrong direction on a road).
After our visit to the Louve we are tired and our feet are killing us (a lot of jokes were made about our feet forming a rebellion against the rest of the body) and reaching the hotel we were sure we could hear the hallelujah chorus, and making sure we were rested well before heading across the road for the nightly drink.
And this concludes part 3
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