Homeward Bound Episode 2

Luggage free I was now set to roam the streets of Paris and set off to find a hop on hop off bus. It was quite a walk along the banks of the Seine to Notre Dame where I could pick up a bus but it didn't matter as it was still a little early. Paris seems to wake up around 10am. I was very impressed with Notre Dame - I went inside and a service was in progress with 2 youngsters singing - I could have listened all day to their voices making music.






Once on the bus it started to rain so I did 2 circuits, only getting off at the Eiffel Tower but not going up as the electronic boards advised a 45 minute delay at stage 2.













No covers on the upper deck so everybody moved downstairs and squashed in.







I never knew that one could climb to the top of the Arc du Triomphe but as we approached it along the Champs Elysses you could see people on top.





After the tour I roamed the streets for a few hours looking for bistros advertising free WiFi - of course spotted many before I started looking and then couldn't find one.






(Remained incommunicado for the rest of my trip home as I did not want to incur any roaming costs).





As I walked back towards the station, crossing the Seine again I spotted a building that appeared to be cocooned in giant bubble wrap that was undergoing renovation.





Had an exciting moment over supper when the police burst in to my cafe and then changed their minds and went next door. Don't know what was happening.

At the station I found a helpful man at the ticket office (I went to the window that had an English sticker). He exchanged my ticket from Calais to Paris which I no longer required to one from Portbou on the French border to Barcelona.

Another night spent trying to sleep unsuccessfully during a journey.




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