We left the apartment at about 12 noon to head to the museum d'Orsay, but found out that it is closed on Mondays! We turned in a different direction and headed towards the Louvre. It is said that if you spent 3 seconds in front of each artefact, it would take you 3 months to get though the museum. As there was washing to be done, we left the boys to see the main attractions. Dave and I headed to find the minimart to get some supplies.
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| In line at the Louvre |
The boys had 3 hours in the museum. Mitch said he could have spent more time in there, but Lawrie was starting to get bored.
Dave and I passed ac ouple of pet shops and I was interesting in seeing what they had to offer. Puppies and kittens for 850 - 1500 Euro - mostly pedigree (I hope), there were the regular mice and rats, fish and birds. We also saw ferrets, hamsters and gerbils, and a little blue frog!
After doing some washing and having a power nap, we rushed down to the Louvre to rendezvous with the boys at the allotted time. Next stop: the Eiffel Tower.
We decided to take the Metro to the Eiffel Tower, and a map would have come in handy a few times, although the maps on the wall at each station would come in handy if they were all up to date!
The vending machines in the Metro became one of our favourite puzzles. One swallowed up 2 Euro, much to Lawrie's displeasure and another almost gave us the same 'entertainment'.
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| At the top |
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| We conquered - the boys took the stairs down! |
The Eiffel Tower made up for the disappointment of the Metro, except we did have a turn around moment when the sign above the ticket office read 'top level closed'. Thankfully it was a temporary closure. It was open once we had made our way to the front of the queue. The view from the top was fabulous, but personally, I preferred the second level best.
The street gamblers were interesting, dealing in 50 Euro lots. We watched some people gambling, making some very interesting observations, losing easy money! Funny, we saw the same people a little while longer trying to go in the exit gates at the Metro!
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| Which cup is the ball under? |
About the Metro - be careful. When you put your ticket in, go through the turnstile thing, but push the door AT THE SAME TIME. It is possible to get stuck between the turnstile and door - trust me, I know....
We decided to try to find the little Cambodian restaurant which we had found last time we were here, but were unable to find it, so settled on a little corner 'sports bar'. The food was quite good, but much to the horror of the boys, the men's toilets had 'squats', which proved a tester for Dave's thigh muscles as he is still suffering from Istanbul belly.....
As it happens, we were only one street off the Cambodian place - we found it on the way home!
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| A tripod moment on the way home |
Well it looks as though you are settling in and having the WOW factor now after a few splashes in the water the other day!
ReplyDeleteDidn’t you get our email with the Thai Restaurant details? Or are you saying it really was a Cambodian place and not Thai? At least you found something.
Dave will have to do a few push ups to balance out the squats eh?
Anyway what was the liquid you had in your hands when up were up the La Tour? Just guessing that it was cream soda!
Hopefully Mitch and Lawrie are keeping a diary each (??!!??)
It’s just a short note tonight as it has been a long day having been down to Adelaide so it’s off to bed.
Oh before I forget, the ‘Big’ news from Adelaide today is the sacking of Sanderson from the Crows!
Happy traveling and keep the messages coming.
Love
Mam and Dad