Paris

Arriving in Paris at 8pm from London meant we didn't have too much time to explore. We dropped our bags off at our hotel near the Arch de Triomphe and went for a wander to find some Steak Tartare.

The next morning we woke up super early as had heard the line for the Catacombs was insane. We arrived At 8.30am (it opens at 10) and it didn't look too bad. While waiting in line I sourced several pasteries for us to nibble on for Brekky. Lucky we arrived when we did as we didn't end up getting into the Catacombs until 11! It was amazing walking through the underground tunnels filled with 18th century bones from when their cemetaries were overflowing. From there we decided to jump on a train and walk around the Eiffel Tower, it was very overcast and rainy so we decided not to go up as we wouldn't be able to see anything. We then walked towards the Champs Elysees and found a little cafe with a great view of the Eiffel Tower for lunch. During lunch it turned from decent weather to horrible. We cut our losses and went back to the hotel to dry off and plan our next move. An old work friend was also in Paris so we caught up with them for an early dinner which ended up being quite late with a few too many wines, a great Steak Frites and creamy cheesecake. We got home around midnight and straight to bed!

Doug woke me up VERY early the next morning, but it was okay as it was DISNEYLAND PARIS DAY! We caught the train there and spent from 10am - 6pm running around on rides. 20km later and I was exhausted. We arrived back in Paris and got off the train at the Arch de Triomphe. We decided to do a quick stroll of the Champs Elysees (as it was much better weather) and found a bakery to buy some pasteries at. We were both far too tired to go out for dinner (and by now it was 8.30pm) so we just sat in bed, ate pasteries and had an early night.

Our final day in Paris we had a few missteps. The train to Versaille was cancelled from our station so instead of 1 train it took us 3 trains to get there! Once we arrived the line was HUGE - luck we had overbought our tickets online and could skip the queue. We grabbed our audio guides and started walking around the palace. The hall of mirrors was beautiful, Marie Antoinettes room was perhaps a touch over decorated and the gardens perfectly manicured. After walking around for 3.5hrs and giving Doug a history lesson for a change we decided to go back into Paris for lunch. We managed to find a little crepe stall and spent our last meal in Paris sitting under the Eiffel Tower. We then rushed back to the hotel as we had booked an airport bus to get us to Orly for our flight to Athens. Waiting, waiting waiting, and the bus didn't come - over an hour late. Lucky I over budget for time! We ended up jumping in a cab as we were going to miss our flight and then... Waiting, waiting, waiting... Our flight got delayed! I think I'll leave French hospitality in France as no one was willing to help or tell us what was going on! Anyway - we finally boarded and now are off to Athens!

- K x