Retournez a Paris..
Trip number 2 to the famous city of Paris, France. We docked later this time where last time disorganization and confusion led us to take the 8:44am train this time we were forced to take that train at the earliest. We barely made it too even with planning and we would've had to wait for the next one at 10:15am. Yikes! It was another long journey to Paris this time with 3 newcomers. I was fortunate enough to have off both times in this port. We did the same route as last time only being more efficient by taking the Metro (or so we thought). 
The maze of tunnels to get to connecting trains was a little more confusing than NYC's system and adding French into the equation. We still made it to L'Arc de Triomphe in better time and we stayed there less time maximizing our Eiffel Tower visit and giving us a tad more tourist shopping time. We once again visited the grand monument that identifies France, but this time we didn't go up the tower. 
It was a cloudy day as compared to the blue skies and heat we had last time. The leaves are already turning over hear which brought a new perspective to Paris. We scurried out of the area and got on a train bound for the Notre Dame du Paris. We still had to see the outside of the Louvre and enjoy a leisurely lunch somewhere. We thought we could do it. We got on the rail and it shot us over to the area of St. Michel where we just took in the beauty of the area and the Notre Dame. 
We didn't have time to go inside, but just seeing it that close in reality was enough for me. We strolled through the streets nearby stumbling upon cute café after cute café. Shops galore lined the narrow passageways and the smell of the sumptuous delights being made began o make all of our mouths water since it was already 2pm. We got there at 11:00am like last time, so we were doing good. We were just minutes away from the Louvre now and we still had 2 hours to spare. We found a place with lots of atmosphere called Bistrot 30 and had a lovely Prix Fixe meal with some wine. It was good. 
I had the French onion soup with a turkey breast and baked potato meal and a crème caramel dessert. Yum. Unfortunately the leisurely lunch rolled us into 3:15pm and the train was leaving back to LeHavre at 3:51pm. We determined that stopping at the Louvre even just to snap it would jeopardize us getting back to the port city in time for the all aboard. So we missed it and took an express train back to Gare St. Lazarre with 15 minutes to spare. It was truly an exhausting day and upon our arrival in LeHavre at 6pm I was sure I spent 2 days away from the ship. Lol. It was an incredibly long and fulfilling day of sightseeing Paris. I just know I HAVE to come back here one day. I even got to see more of LeHavre and realized that this city is only a gateway city. It's nice and quaint, but the real adventure lies in Paris.
The maze of tunnels to get to connecting trains was a little more confusing than NYC's system and adding French into the equation. We still made it to L'Arc de Triomphe in better time and we stayed there less time maximizing our Eiffel Tower visit and giving us a tad more tourist shopping time. We once again visited the grand monument that identifies France, but this time we didn't go up the tower. 
It was a cloudy day as compared to the blue skies and heat we had last time. The leaves are already turning over hear which brought a new perspective to Paris. We scurried out of the area and got on a train bound for the Notre Dame du Paris. We still had to see the outside of the Louvre and enjoy a leisurely lunch somewhere. We thought we could do it. We got on the rail and it shot us over to the area of St. Michel where we just took in the beauty of the area and the Notre Dame. 
We didn't have time to go inside, but just seeing it that close in reality was enough for me. We strolled through the streets nearby stumbling upon cute café after cute café. Shops galore lined the narrow passageways and the smell of the sumptuous delights being made began o make all of our mouths water since it was already 2pm. We got there at 11:00am like last time, so we were doing good. We were just minutes away from the Louvre now and we still had 2 hours to spare. We found a place with lots of atmosphere called Bistrot 30 and had a lovely Prix Fixe meal with some wine. It was good. 
I had the French onion soup with a turkey breast and baked potato meal and a crème caramel dessert. Yum. Unfortunately the leisurely lunch rolled us into 3:15pm and the train was leaving back to LeHavre at 3:51pm. We determined that stopping at the Louvre even just to snap it would jeopardize us getting back to the port city in time for the all aboard. So we missed it and took an express train back to Gare St. Lazarre with 15 minutes to spare. It was truly an exhausting day and upon our arrival in LeHavre at 6pm I was sure I spent 2 days away from the ship. Lol. It was an incredibly long and fulfilling day of sightseeing Paris. I just know I HAVE to come back here one day. I even got to see more of LeHavre and realized that this city is only a gateway city. It's nice and quaint, but the real adventure lies in Paris.
posted by Chris | 8:55 PM
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When will you post again ? Been looking forward to this !
When the mood strikes. I will post again. Thanks for your interest. :)
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