Breakfast at 7.20am, packed and checked out at 8.15am. Caught a taxi to Gare de Lyon to catch our train to Geneva. Taxi trip cost €10.10 after service fee and luggage fee! Waited around the train station until we boarded our train at 10.15am. We were on our way to Geneva.

After breakfast we set out to Place de le Concorde to see the Egyptian obelisk, fountains and the site of the execution of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Caught the Metro to Pont Neuf to go to La Samaritaine, a department store with a lookout on the 11th floor. Went to the lookout and paid the €2 each to check out the views of Paris. Walked to internet cafe where we caught up on news from back home and gave everyone an update on our trip! Bought a san...

After breakfast we walked to Metro station at St.Lazare via the bank for some money. Caught Metro to Abesses station near Sacré Coeur then caught the Funicular to the top of the hill to visit Sacré Coeur. Great views of Paris although a lot of haze limited the visibility. Entry was free but no photography was allowed inside.Caught the Metro back down to the Louvre and looked around in the courtyard with its glass pyramids. Back on the Metro to Champs Élysées ...

Up at 8am and breakfast at 8.45am before we collected our bags and checked out. Walked around the corner to Hotel Rochambeau. The receptionist recognised us and told us to leave our bags and the room would be ready for us at 12 noon. Walked down to Gare St.Lazare to validate our Europasses, book our seats on the TGV to Geneva for Friday and to buy Metro passes for the next 3 days. Caught the Metro to George V station to go to Tourist Information Centre. Not a lot...

We arrive at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris at 2.50pm, passed through customs and boarded our minibus to our hotel. The trip took about 45 minutes and was highlighted with a trip around the Arc de Triomphe and the chaotic traffic conditions! We arrived at our hotel, Hotel Rochambeau, only to find they had no record of our reservation. (We were later to find out this is a common ploy by hotels in Paris when they overbook!). The lady at reception found us a roo...