PARISIAN TREKKING

Our last day staying in the classy Madeleine area of Paris was spent wandering the streets, looking in some shops, and trekking to the nearby Louvre and gardens. I bought a Paris-inspired fridge magnet that doubles as a bottle opener for 4€. Grouse.

We also added a padlock (with our names engraved on it) to the Pont des Arts bridge (right near the Louvre). There's about a billion diferent padlocks with couples' names on it there, but ours is the best.

This afternoon we transfer to the less classy TopDeck accommodation when we join up with our European Odyssey tour group.

I have to say, if you're ever thinking of staying in Paris, the Waldorf Madeleine Hotel is very good. Excellent service & relatively central to most of the tourist attractions. Just don't try and use the complementary computers, French keyboards are a trip.