Europe 2017 – day 21

Although we’ve done a lot of walking on some of our sightseeing days on this trip, today epitomised what I had come to call “The Walk of Madness”. The three of us walked about 15km or so for the day, me lugging 12kg of camera gear.

From our Air B’n’B on Rue de Clery, we walked down toward Pont Neuf, crossed the River Seine onto the island (don’t know its name), along to the cathedral of Notre Dame, then back to the north side of the river and up to the Louvre.

Then back to the south side, headed in the general direction of the Eiffel Tower but with an eye out for somewhere to have lunch. We found a couple of tables alfresco, right on the edge of the road, where we enjoyed a drink and a bite.

Then, it was on to the Eiffel Tower, where Cath and I ventured up while Janine (who’d “been there, done that”) went off for a quiet coffee.

Having seen the sights of Paris from on high, we walked over to Bir-Hakeim station, and caught the train up to Kléber, the Metro station closest to the Arc de Triomphe. We walked around it, and under it, but didn’t go up it. And photographed it from all angles.

And that was enough for one day. It would be another big day tomorrow. Seems to be the mantra, right about now.

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