Paris – On Foot – “A Pied”

After arriving we set off on foot to orient ourselves, get our bearings and to take a look at some of the sights of Paris. We are right in the middle of the Latin Quarter in the 5th arrondissment. We walked along down Rue St. Germain and over to the Seine and crossed over towards the Louvre. It is mind boggling!!!!! The buildings go on for ever and it is hard to believe we are here and surrounded by so much history. We walked all the way to the Louvre and crossed the courtyard where the Pyramid is located. From here we walked towards Notre Dame and then back up rue St. Jacques to our hotel. The next day we decided to stay close to Paris and take in a few more of the sights; little did we know we would cover so much in one day. We started walking towards the Seine, crossed at Pont Neuf and then finally headed down the Champs-Elysees. From there we continued on to The Arc de Triomphe where we climbed the 264 steps to the top. After the Arc de Triomphe we walked over to the Eiffel Tower. The line up was not that long because it was later in the day, so we decided to visit this amazing engineering feat. The first elevator takes you to the first or second level and from there you queue up again to get to the top. The view is fantastic and no visit to Paris is complete without this experience. From the Eiffel Tower we headed back to our hotel; don’t ask us how many kilometres we walked……. “but the dogs are a barkin”. Time for some French Red Wine!