Day 10 - London to Paris

Much excitement – we’re off to Paris today on the Eurostar. I’ve only ever caught the ferry across the channel before so it’s a new adventure for me too. A pretty uneventful trip – a great way to go – the whole trip only takes about 2 and a half hours, is very comfortable and you still get to check out the scenery. The French countryside always looks lovely and so different from where we have been so far – a lot more crops and less livestock.

We arrived at the station in Paris and were met by our guide Patricia, a Frenchwomen. After loading luggage we spent the next 50 min traversing the city of Paris, soaking up the architecture, traffic, and checking out the Parisiennes! On arrival at the hotel we were ushered into a room for a group meeting where Patricia went on to scare the life out of us with stories of thieving gypsies, people being hit and killed by trams, and an especially gruesome story of a women who disappeared and was never seen again! It’s a wonder we have left the room at all!

 

But leave we did. I convinced Carly that Patricia was just making sure the blasé Aussies realised you didn’t keep your wallet in your back pocket and we would be fine. So off we went for a wander up the street, soaking up the French atmosphere. We weren’t accosted or robbed and managed to also buy dinner from a patisserie, ordering in French and then appreciating confirmation from the server in English, so at least we knew what we were eating. It was very yummy and the pastry was to die for – we are plotting how we can organise to get back there again.

 

So we ate our yummy dinner in the room and then prepared to leave for our evening cabaret show which didn’t start until 9.30pm. What a fantastic show! Unreal costumes with lots of feathers, some clever gymnast type acts, ice skater (!), dancers, horse dressage (!), and much much more. I was very tired when we arrived back at the hotel at 11.45pm but it was a fantastic day.