We decided to take it pretty
easy this morning. Everyone was tired, especially of being in the car. Bonnie
and I browsed the Internet to see if there was a Laundromat nearby and indeed
found one. We attempted to walk to it but went the wrong way. We stopped to ask
for directions from someone that didn’t speak English and we were on our way
again though to a different location than our original destination. Found a
Laundromat and spoke for a short time with the proprietor. He was from Mali and
his wife from Senegal and of course did not speak English. Told them we would
be back and indeed we were.
While the laundry was in we
went to a local establishment for a drink. However we ended up having lunch. We
both had the plat du jour. The lunch was wonderful. The gentleman sitting next
to us spoke English very well and we chatted with him during our lunch. Lunch
was a glass of wine, chicken or beef, a small salad, and frites the cost was an
astonishing 8€. Certainly the best value for a meal of the trip so far and it
was very tasty. Back to the laundry and finished it up.
Went back to the hotel and
decided to take the train into the city. Purchased metro tickets and off we
went. First we went to the Louvre, then the Arc du Triumph, then to the Eiffel
Tower and back to the hotel. Didn’t go into any of them because of the lines
and the time but we did get to see them at least.
Had dinner at a nice
sidewalk café and then we were back to the hotel after another tiring day.
Yes, I know there is not as
much as you might expect from on Paris here. We all were tired including
Melanie. We all agreed that we should have just passed by Paris and saved it
for another trip. There are impressive things in Paris but you have to be in
the right frame of mind to appreciate them. Today, none of us were in that frame of mind.
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