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Last Night in Paris...
Yes, I'm still alive. Today was my last day in Paris... the two weeks has gone by so fast.
General comment about France - I've been mostly unimpressed by the food, which surprised me. But the sandwiches and the bread is great - anything from a bakery is really good - I'll miss that back in Australia.
Since I've last updated, I've been to:
The Louvre - Amazing. I got lost - a lot. And despite all rumours to the contrary, The Mona Lisa was exactly the size I was expecting. I went on a tour to see the 'highlights' - Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, etc - and then spent most of my time in the Sculpture sections.
Mont St Michel - Also amazing, but an exhausting day trip. All in all, we just didn't have enough time, so the guided tour was a little rushed. The architecture of the abbey and the view was amazing. And I spent lunch of the trip trying to explain the rules of cricket to a 15-year-old American boy, which was interesting :)
Normandy - Saw the Bayeux tapestry and went on a tour of Omaha beach, Point Du Hoc and the American Cemetery. At the start of the tour, we went to the German cemetery, which was probably the most moving part for me. Far less crowed with tourists than the American Cemetery, with the soldiers buried two to a plot (there are 21,000 Germans buried in that one cemetery. For comparison, there are 9000 in the American cemetery, and this is only one of multiple large german cemeteries). It was so quiet and peaceful and sobering.
Oh, and the Bayeux Tapestry was awesome, as expected.
Plus a whole lot of other attractions in Paris, including Napoleon's Tomb, the Pantheon, Basilique de Saint Denis, Sacre-Coeur and Monmarte (Another highlight - and I climbed the Basilica - so many stairs, so tall...), Sainte Chapelle (Magnificant stained glass) and the Conciergerie.
When I can post the photos, you'll get more details of each of the different places. Right now, I need to pack and get organised to go to London tomorrow morning.
General comment about France - I've been mostly unimpressed by the food, which surprised me. But the sandwiches and the bread is great - anything from a bakery is really good - I'll miss that back in Australia.
Since I've last updated, I've been to:
The Louvre - Amazing. I got lost - a lot. And despite all rumours to the contrary, The Mona Lisa was exactly the size I was expecting. I went on a tour to see the 'highlights' - Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, etc - and then spent most of my time in the Sculpture sections.
Mont St Michel - Also amazing, but an exhausting day trip. All in all, we just didn't have enough time, so the guided tour was a little rushed. The architecture of the abbey and the view was amazing. And I spent lunch of the trip trying to explain the rules of cricket to a 15-year-old American boy, which was interesting :)
Normandy - Saw the Bayeux tapestry and went on a tour of Omaha beach, Point Du Hoc and the American Cemetery. At the start of the tour, we went to the German cemetery, which was probably the most moving part for me. Far less crowed with tourists than the American Cemetery, with the soldiers buried two to a plot (there are 21,000 Germans buried in that one cemetery. For comparison, there are 9000 in the American cemetery, and this is only one of multiple large german cemeteries). It was so quiet and peaceful and sobering.
Oh, and the Bayeux Tapestry was awesome, as expected.
Plus a whole lot of other attractions in Paris, including Napoleon's Tomb, the Pantheon, Basilique de Saint Denis, Sacre-Coeur and Monmarte (Another highlight - and I climbed the Basilica - so many stairs, so tall...), Sainte Chapelle (Magnificant stained glass) and the Conciergerie.
When I can post the photos, you'll get more details of each of the different places. Right now, I need to pack and get organised to go to London tomorrow morning.
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Paris was amazing, I'm so glad I went. I'd absolutely recommend it for holidays, but since you've already been there, you already know that :)