Friday October 9th - Arrived Paris

Hello, greetings from Paris! Flight over was fairly turbulent but we slept for 4 hours - as these pods flatten into beds - you can actually stretch fully out. We arrived in the centre of Paris around noon, checked into our hotel and went walking to left bank. Lunch was in this petite boulangerie (any time you see that name in Paris, you must make a bee line to it - means lots of baked goodies and breads) we had a nicoise salad, vegetable flan and baguettes, as only the French know how to make, washed down with a delicious tea called Vert The Marco Polo.

Left is a view of the Isle de la Cite from a bridge over the Seine from a walk around we did after lunch. On the right, is a chateau in the Tuilieres Gardens near out hotel.

This fountain is in Place Concorde (where all the beheadings were done during the French Revolution)

Last night we went to a wonderful little restaurant Le Regalarde. - bit of a distance from central Paris (it's in the 14th arrondissement) but well worth it. Wonderful rustic French food. No pictures (didn't bring camera) but we had scallops on the shell, amazingly tasty roast pork, John Dory fish with roasted figs and Grand Marnier souffle for dessert - superb! When in Paris, you must visit this place.

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