It's my birthday today, in Paris, invade you didn't catch that :) Today the Contiki group had a free day to see and do what they wanted to in Paris. Firstly they were off to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower. We went to the Tower with them but we headed off in our own direction, and braving the elements, to find Princess Diana's Memorial. Again I'm amazed at how we just seem to know where things are! Last night we looked at three different maps and ended up givi...

This morning after a hearty breakfast we headed back to our Metro Station and onto the line to Notre Dame! I have to say I think I've finally gotten my Metro legs. I don't go ass up when it starts or stops anymore! We can even work out how to change lines and find stops closer to our point of interest so we don't have to walk for hours anymore! Very handy! Notre Dame was just breathtaking! I've never seen anything so beautiful! I've probably said that about every...

Day 3 in Paris: Ok I have a confession to make! Today we crashed! After our late night (poor old things) we managed to make it up for breakfast and then went back to bed! I know! We are in Paris and we slept. What the? The rest of the day we just chilled and relaxed not doing very much at all. Tomorrow we head off to explore Notre Dame and hopefully back to the Eiffel Tower before meeting our Contiki group sometime in the afternoon. It's almost 9pm already so be...

Bonsior! Well today is Day 3 in Paris but I'm still catching up so back to Day 2 it is. Phew! What a day! So much for the relaxing day we thought it was going to be! We had a little sleep in only to realise we missed breakfast. Oops! So off we went to The Louvre. We stopped in at a lovely little cafe for some brunch. A new observation: They don't seem to have a personal space issue. I have a bubble around me that you need to keep out of but our beds a close toge...

Wow! What a huge day! First we settled into our hotel and after much discussion and procrastination we decided to hit the streets! We read three different maps and after acquiring all this knowledge we realised we had no idea and the best thing we could do was.....just get out there! So after a quick chat with the receptionist (who was surprised to hear Notre Dame was in Paris) we thought it best to follow our own directions! She at least could point us to the ne...