Monday, September 26
We checked out of our hotel and caught a cab to the Nantes train station, where our TGV high speed train left precisely on time at midday. We passed through some lovely French countryside, and then right on time at 2:25pm we arrived in Paris after a trip of nearly 400 kilometers. Another cab ride and we were at our hotel near Place de la Republic. After settling in we went for a walk to reacquaint ourselves with this area.
The Place de la Republic is large, and we walked around the perimeter checking out the shops and restaurants as we went. This time we noticed all the heavy concrete blocks around the statue in the middle of this Place, which definitely weren't there last time! A sign of the times.
We then continued along Blvd du Temple where our hotel is all the way to Place des Voges. This is our favourite square in Paris, and on a pleasant afternoon there were lots of people both in the park and walking around the colonnades that form the square. The buildings here are also fabulous and most of them are slightly different.
We reached Place de Bastille where the July Column is being renovated, and then headed back along our boulevard looking for somewhere to have dinner. We found a nice place near our hotel, and then returned home for an early night. Tomorrow there's lots of Paris to explore!
We checked out of our hotel and caught a cab to the Nantes train station, where our TGV high speed train left precisely on time at midday. We passed through some lovely French countryside, and then right on time at 2:25pm we arrived in Paris after a trip of nearly 400 kilometers. Another cab ride and we were at our hotel near Place de la Republic. After settling in we went for a walk to reacquaint ourselves with this area.
The Place de la Republic is large, and we walked around the perimeter checking out the shops and restaurants as we went. This time we noticed all the heavy concrete blocks around the statue in the middle of this Place, which definitely weren't there last time! A sign of the times.
We then continued along Blvd du Temple where our hotel is all the way to Place des Voges. This is our favourite square in Paris, and on a pleasant afternoon there were lots of people both in the park and walking around the colonnades that form the square. The buildings here are also fabulous and most of them are slightly different.
We reached Place de Bastille where the July Column is being renovated, and then headed back along our boulevard looking for somewhere to have dinner. We found a nice place near our hotel, and then returned home for an early night. Tomorrow there's lots of Paris to explore!
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