Paris, July 18

Today we did a bit more of the sight seeing around Paris – mainly around the Champs Elysses. We walked the 250-odd stairs to the top of the Arc de Triomphe and spent a good hour or so up there just taking in the view and taking photos. Unfortunately it’s still a bit light at 10pm so the sparkling of the Eiffel tower wasn’t as bright as it would have been had it been a bit darker – by the time it got to 11pm and it started sparkling again the Arc had closed and we’d had to go back downstairs. Not to worry, a 2e bottle of wine and a 1.6e bottle of Duvel (couldn’t believe that – it’s about A$8 back home) and we spent the rest of the night hanging out around the Champs Elysses and the Louvre.

The Champs Elysses

Obelisk, Place de la Concorde

Gypsy

Le Tour Eiffel

Stairs, Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe

Fountain, Place de la Concorde