We kicked the day off with a trip up the Eiffel tower. It was a beautiful =
day in Paris, after the grey rainy day we had on Saturday. The view from =
the top was spectacular. While we were right at the top Rob dropped his =
lens cap which then. got kicked by another person. It managed to squeeze =
through a thin slit between the floor and railing where none of us could =
get a finger in to reach it. We then started digging through our backpacks =
and using our McGuyver skills assembled a platic name card and some =
plaster. This managed to stick to the cap, but as it was looking like it =
was going to come out it popped away. Henriette managed to get hold of it =
again and using a second card we managed to wedge it out. By this time we =
were all freezing so it was back down.
After a short walk along the river we caught a underground train (called =
the Metro) to the Arc de Triomphe. The we took a walk down one of the main =
shopping streets, Avenue des Champs-=C3=89lys=C3=A9es. Then it was on to =
Notre-Dame. The stained glass windows are breathtaking.
Then went to the Louvre were we got to see the Mona Lisa amoungst other =
famous artworks. It is difficult to explain how huge the Louvre is. There =
are over 40000 items on display, we only had two and a half hours!
Tonight is Moulin Rouge. Horaay!