#51 - A German Paris

On the weekend of 22 and 23 August we went on our last excursion for this month's summer course to Paris. It was a fairly long bus journey but we got there safely. We had to share rooms in groups of 3 in a hotel room which went alright.

Birds fly by the church at Les Invalides

When we arrived on the bus in the first day we straightaway picked up a guide and then proceeded to drive around the city having a tour, which was kind of interesting but I would have really preferred to maybe get off the bus seeing as we had bee on it all morning! After we had finished that and put our things in our rooms then I went with a small group to the centre area Ile de Paris. We then walked aroud to all major monuments (even though we had a day ticket for the metro but nobody wanted to listen to me the several times I brought this up). It was alright, but I had seen all this before, and we basically did exactly the same as we had done earlier on the bus! It was a little useful however because as it got dark the monuments were lit up so I had an opportuity to photograph them!

Sacré-Cœur Basilica

On the Sunday I went north to Monmartre because this was an area I hadn't visited before, and I wanted to visit the Sacre Coeur and Moulin Rouge. They were both very interesting but it was so hot and sunny out! And of course that means I got a little burnt - but not too much!

The ride back felt a lot shorter but maybe it was because I wasn't tired as much. Lots of people were making noise though, and the younger ones playing loud music for a few hours and past midnight, much to the annoyance of the guy I was sat next to!

This is the second time I have visited Paris now, and I think I have seen all I want to see. I know the layout fairly well now!