Our last day of the tour was a busy one! We started with a guided bus tour of the main sites of Paris. Afterwards we went into the Notre Dame - which was built in 1163 and very lovely inside. We had a guided walking tour through the Latin Quarter of Paris. At lunch, we enjoyed a nice 3 course meal, Bek and Julie-Anne tried escargot, scrummy! Instead of heading back to the hotel, we decided to try our luck with the entry of the Eiffel Tower. We thought we would wa...

Another morning of travel before arriving in Paris! Wow what a busy place. We had siesta in the afternoon then joined the group for the cruise along the Seine, to view many of Paris' attractions including the lovely Eiffel Tower. Took some photos at the Arc de Triomphe which was cool, the traffic on that roundabout was madness! We walked the famous Champs Élysées, 'the' street of Paris. The Eiffel Tower was pretty spectacular at night with its sparkling lights....

We made our way from Nice to Lyon. We stopped at the lovely town - Avignon for lunch which was nice and had paella and sangria - a change in cuisine. Arrived at our accommodation which is not directly in town yet a stopover before we reach Paris. Wasn't the most exciting day today as we spent most of it traveling. The food during the tour, especially the included meals have been very average. Apparently someone from our tour asked the waiter what was our evening ...

We all love a sleep in! No wake up call this morning which was wonderful. After doing some laundry (yay!), we walked along the French Riviera, it was very hot which is why there were so many people sunbathing - some with very little or no bathers! Oooh la la...we found the markets and did a bit of shopping. Jas had a nap in the afternoon and Bek went for a wander - did return without getting lost despite Jas being quite worried! We found a lovely Turkish Restaura...

We woke up to an overcast day and as soon as we left Florence, it decided to rain, and a lot! The timing was bad as we visited Pisa, but it did not stop us admiring the leaning tower and taking some photos. Thank goodness for our umbrella that we found in Berlin, although you would not of been short of places to purchase one if need be with all the salesman trying to hassle every tourist that walked past. It was very cool to see one of the 'seven wonders of the w...