Wednesday, September 28
Our last day in Europe on this holiday, as we fly out tomorrow for Singapore. It seems the time has flown, yet we've been away from home for over 15 weeks! We wanted to soak up the ambience of Paris so we set off walking, along some different roads and streets, and saw some sights we hadn't seen before (like Carreau de Temple, now an Arts complex and Cultural centre) and others we saw last time we were here, like Hotel de Ville.
Another new sight was Les Halles, which used to be where the market was, and the setting for the old Jack Lemmon and Shirley McLaine film Irma la Duce. Apparently the area had become really unsafe, so it's been gentrified and turned into a new shopping complex. They are also building a huge garden area to honour Nelson Mandela, which will run between Les Halles, St. Eustache church and the Bourse de Commerce.
We returned to our hotel late afternoon to repack the suitcases in preparation for our flight, and hopefully get a good nights sleep!
Our last day in Europe on this holiday, as we fly out tomorrow for Singapore. It seems the time has flown, yet we've been away from home for over 15 weeks! We wanted to soak up the ambience of Paris so we set off walking, along some different roads and streets, and saw some sights we hadn't seen before (like Carreau de Temple, now an Arts complex and Cultural centre) and others we saw last time we were here, like Hotel de Ville.
Another new sight was Les Halles, which used to be where the market was, and the setting for the old Jack Lemmon and Shirley McLaine film Irma la Duce. Apparently the area had become really unsafe, so it's been gentrified and turned into a new shopping complex. They are also building a huge garden area to honour Nelson Mandela, which will run between Les Halles, St. Eustache church and the Bourse de Commerce.
We returned to our hotel late afternoon to repack the suitcases in preparation for our flight, and hopefully get a good nights sleep!
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