We made it. Very tired when we got to Paris but walked from Gare du Bercy to Gare du Nord. As the train was coming in it was dark and wet looking, but as we walked along the river the sun came out and it became quite a pretty day.<\/p>\n
We walked along the river to Notre Dame and Joe took photos. We then turned off the river to walk by the Centre Pompidou. Stopped to get coffee and a crepe then on to the station. Nice walk but we were quite tired from the train journey.<\/p>\n
At Gare du Nord we got drinks and fries and waited for check in to open. First class travel on Eurostar at the end of the school holidays was very interesting. Lots of parents bringing their children back from holidays at the second house in France. And then there was Joe and I with laptop and camera, rucksack, and scruffy from the train travel!<\/p>\n
But home and mugs of tea and an early night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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