A Day in FontainebleauFontainebleau Today we are doing a day trip to Fountainebleau. We take the Metro to the train station and grab a train to Fontainebleau. There is a short bus ride from the train station.This is French Heritage Weekend, so the palace is free to get in. I am surprised that more people are not here.We do see a bride and wedding party.The palace is impressive. We walk …
From Tulleries Gardens to the LouvreTulleries Gardens After coffee and a shopping trip at the patisserie beside our apartment, we take the Metro to the Louvre and walk through the Tuilleries Gardens. Some parts of the gardens were blocked off…possible clean up from the Olympics. The gardens are still pretty. There are lots of chairs and benches to sit and enjoy them. Some men are playing a friendly game of …
From Montmartre to the Eiffel TowerTravelling to Montmartre We slept like the dead and wake to bright sunshine.Even though there are closer Metro stations, we walk to St. Michel. I side step a few spots of “merde de chien” along the way. We also pass an old arena from the first century which is now a park and some beautiful, narrow Parisian streets.After some initial confusion at the Metro, we …
From Pere Lachaise Cemetary to the Museum d’OrsayGreat Way to Start the DayAnother sunny, warm day. We are still having time change issues. We didn’t get to sleep until 2am this morning and have to drag ourselves from bed.Generally in Europe, living quarters are much smaller. The shower here is very small, I need to open the door in order to bend and pick my hair conditioner off the …