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Second last day in Paris

Wednesday the weather broke and we had one day with a bit of rain, followed by one night of the same, then by late Thursday it was clear again and has been lovely since. Wednesday and Thursday we took advantage of the weather and hit the museums and shops - each of us doing ,more or less our own thing..... started with the Orangerie, just reopened after 5 years, on Wednesday, then Thursday first thing the Louvre, followed by the Musee d'Orsay/Picasso Museum. Thank goodness for the museum pass which lets you straight in (apart from the obligatory security check) - Rhondda and Liz were a bit selective in what they saw at the Louvre but even then were there 3 1/2 hours.

Yesterday we splt up again, Arthur M going off to explore the bookshops on the Rive Gauche. Rhondda, AL and Liz enjoyed walking along the little known Viaduc des Arts, a garden walk along an old railway viaduct in the east of the Marais on the Right Bank, then to St Eustache, Dehellerin Cookware shop, Montorgueuil district, Les Halles and the Georges Pompidou Centre.

Today we have done the Arc de Triomphe, Montmartre, Pigalle, Moulin Rouge, Pont Alexandre, petit Palais, mostly by metro rides. Now the Maltbys are off to pack as we will drive the, straight to CDG tomorrow afternoon after visiting Giverny in the morning. We are going to a restaurant on the Isle St Louis, recommended by our neighbours, the Steels for dinner.

Later - photos are - La Place de la Bastille, walking along the Viaduc des Arts, Sacre Coeur viewed from the Georges Pompidou Centre.

posted by lizandarthur @ 12:48 am