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Le Havre is 3 hours drive from Paris so we had an early start. Breakfast at
7, bus ready to go at 8.15 once we had all onboard. On average we had 35 - 40
passengers on each bus.
Our tour guide was telling us about the places we passed on the way to
Paris, sha also saBng for us, she had a good voice. We drove down Champs
Elysees, past the Arc de Triomphe and got a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower. A bit
later we had a photostop on the bank opposite the tower for a good view. The
Eiffel Tower had its 200 millionth visitor in 2002. We passed the Place de
l'Opera one of the most elegant streets in Paris, then to Pont Neuf, 'the new bridge'
which is now the oldest bridge in Paris.
Lunch was in a french restaurant before travelling to Notre Dame located on
an island in the middle of the Seine. where we had an hour to ourselves, take
photos, look around, check the street vendors and souvenir shops along the
banks of the river. A really beautiful building. Construction started in 1163
and was completed in 1345, so it took nearly 200 years to build.
We saw the Louvre, but could not get close enough to see the 'Pyramid'
because of roadworks. At the Hotel des Invalides we had a photo stop. On the
way home we Bois de Bologne and saw some very cute rabbits only 5 meters from
the bus. They just looked up and continued eating.
We arrived home to late dinner and it was bed after that.
Pic from google images
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