We arrived in Paris, formerly known as Paris of Europe, at 923. We arrived at gare de l'est, and after a petit dejeuner with a former colleague from Vietnam, we took the metro to gare du nord and stored our bags in left luggage.
We walked to the louvre, immersing ourselves in the antiquities, though after a while Heracles, baccus and their Mileu started to blend into a mix of white marbled torsos. Mona Lisa was enigmatic, and crowded with flashy admirers.
Paris was hot, possibly hotter than Paris, Texas. Even on the seine, our sanity frayed under the heat.
We skipped the Eiffel tower, yes, I know, but steel, steps and stifling heat would have finished us off.
Instead we headed to the Elysian fields, and joined other heroes in airconditioned starbucks.
Too soon it was time to leave, so we grabbed a taxi back to gare du nord, sank a small glass of crozes hermitage (a decent 375 ml glass), a plate of smoked salmon and a steak fritte. We skipped the oysters, and went for our first train of the evening, the 2013 eurostar to st pancras.
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Almost back! :-)
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