Old Swindon

On the Saturday Jennifer was at the Hospital, but I had arranged for the Family catch up with Liz in Swindon.

Breakfast was a Big Breakfast.. LOL

It was Chance to slowly walk through Old Swindon

The Main Street has a lot of specialist shops. Interesting.

The Roaring Donkey is actually a Hair Dresser.

The Goddard Arms is a Hotel, Covered in Ivy  

Some great old Buildings 

And Of course Liz's Place, A neat and tidy English Home.

Paris Day Six - Sunday

Sunday – Departure.

We decided to sleep in and to walk to the Train Station. This time slowly and be more observant.

So we got up and headed up the road back to the Bastille Market, this time, the Market was open and lots of the vendors.

Lots of Fresh Fruit, I got to eat fresh Peaches and Plums and sample some unusual looking fruits.

Meat vendors, They still had the heads on the fowl, so that the buyers could confirm exactly what type of fowl they were buying. Be it pigeon, chicken, duck or goose and pheasant.

Cheese vendor had tourist taster pack. I bought three and we enjoyed all the types.

The Cured meat vendors had sampled and we purchased some tin terrine. 

The clothes we all typical – short and thin.

Otherwise the bakery and cooked food were all looking good. I enjoyed some duck confit and a couple of little cakes.

We then went back to the hotel an checked out, before going to the bistro for Breakfast.It was Sunday and the patisserie was closed as were many stores. The Bistro was Open so Breakfast was for me, an Cheese and Ham Omelette while had Creamy scrambled eggs. With real fruit juices as well. OH and the baguette to help it all down.

Before Heading Slowly to the Station.

This was going to be a  at least a 2 hours of slow walking.

We left heading towards La Bastille and the republic square. It was Sunday so many of the shops were closed. We got the Square at about 11 O’clock. 

It was quiet, the French were just not around, just tourists. So we moved on heading the train station.

We found a café near the station down a side street. It took us about 20 Minutes to get hot chocolates server with a croissant.  We relaxed and enjoyed Paris.

About an hour later we decide to walk passed the canal and to the train station. We arrived at the station on time at about an hour before departure.

We quickly passed through Check in and Customs and found that the lunge was small and Pauls were the only store there.  So getting onto the Eurostar was pleasing.

On the way home we got to see more country side 

and the train got more 297km/h.

Watching the Countryside fly past.

 We left Paris at 14:15 and we back in London by 16:45 and home by 18:00.

Paris was Fantastic Trip. Paris is a Beautiful place and will me missed great by the both of us.

Highlight for was the Museum O’say and the Invalids complex. Disappointment were the Eiffel Tower.

But to Describe Paris. WOW

Paris Day Five - Saturday

Saturday -  The last of the major site to visit.

Breakfast was again at the local Patisserie, before walk to walking to La Bastille, and Catching the Train to Ravoli from there it was short walk to the Royal Palace grounds, this was worth exploring. Before heading to the Concord, this is an impressive square was a large bronze pillar in the centre with the very expensive Shops and Hotels around it. From there we walked to Concorde Station and caught the train to Pigelle in the north. 

As well came out of Pigelle station we spotted the little roadtrain to take us to then little train unto top of Sacre Coeur Basilica. But it stopped down the road at Blanche. 

So, we quickly ran/walked to the Blanche, got the tickets. Only when we start to find out we were right outside the Moulin Rouge.

 So we missed that. But as the train went up the hill we got to see where Von Goft the painter lived when he was in Paris. The train crawled up the hill and passed the different French Shops that make the this an Artist area.

Once at the top, we head into the first church, this one was called the ‘Paroisse Saint-Pierre de Montmartre’ this Church dates back to the 12th century, this historic Catholic church is one of the oldest in Paris. It was dark and almost unwelcoming. 

So we were out of there and head up to the Sacre Coeur Basilica.

The Sacre Coeur Basilica. Is a big beautiful Basilica at the top of the Hill with it Iconic, domed white church, completed in 1914, with interior mosaics, stained-glass windows. Their was service going on but with Hundreds of Tourist walking around and taking picture this made it weird. The windows were magnificent. Jennifer stayed inside while I went around the side to climb the Dome, 

there was Sign that warned there were 400 steps, yah right. I could do that. Yah right, 400 Double size steps winding straight up. 

I was exhausted by the time I got their and the views were worth every step. Jennifer would have been freaked out as the very narrow walk ways were not very secure. By the time, I had come back down, the service was over, I was exhausted and It was ideal time to leave.

Van Gogh Appartment

Walking between the artist in the square of Montmartre was interesting, all very good artist, all trying to sell their paintings. We grab some filled baguettes along the way and head down through the Back street to the bottom. Viewing the Shops we had seen on the little Road train.

We found ourselves back at Pigelel Station so back to Concorde Station, Jennifer had seen an exhibition Sign she wanted to go to. We end up in a long line waiting for the Dior Exhibition.

Once inside it was amazing, Dress, Accessories, Artwork and more, lots of tourist but a very amazing exhibition. Dior had great empire and was a very gifted Man.

One happy Lady for seeing that Exhibition.

When we came out we were exhausted. 

And watched Pigeons being fed in the Park.

But decided to walk to the hotel along ‘Rue du Roi de Sicile’

This road runs alongside ‘Rue de Ravoli’,  but this more focused on Secondhand clothes shops and art supplies. Jennifer looked into many of the shops along the way. We eventually turned up at the Hotel at 6 O’clock in the evening. We relaxed and went back to the Local Bistro for Dinner, Tonight, French Onion Soup, ginger chicken with Glatrin Potatoes.  We relaxed and made plans for the final morning.