Leaving the girls at EuroDisney, Diana and I took a day trip to Paris by train. We first looked at the shopping complex as Les Halles and then headed for the Latin Quarter at Diana's suggestion and looked for somewhere to get a coffee.
Then a dash across Paris by metro to see The Eiffel Tower where we took the lift up to the Premier Etage before back to the girls at EuroDisney
Diana and I decided on a change of scenery today and, after a later breakfast to get some rest and peace, we dropped the girls off at EuroDisney and saw them through the gates before we got day travel tickets from the railway and set off for Paris. Priced at 90FF and called "Formule 1", these tickets allow unlimited use of trains, metro and buses for one day and there are others that represent even better value for longer periods.
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We first looked at the shopping complex as Les Halles and then headed for the Latin Quarter at Diana's suggestion and looked for somewhere to get a coffee and cake that did not cost a fortune. After a lot of wandering about, we found a place and then went on afterwards for a walk up Blvd San Michel. I found this somewhat frustrating as we were just bumbling about when I would have wanted a plan of what we wanted to do and where to go and at least a decent street map for us to use our time better.
We returned to the centre to get a lunch which we enjoyed together. Nice to be out of the Disney resort and into the real Paris where you can get reasonable value. Then a dash across Paris by metro to see The Eiffel Tower where we took the lift up to the Premier Etage and then walked around the structure's walkway to see the splendid views of the city before we climbed down and made our way back.
It was a bit of a rush but we admitted ourselves to EuroDisney just in time to make our rendezvous with the girls at 5.00pm in the Central Plaza (or Purple Circle as Debbie calls it, referring to its representation on the resort map). We had a couple more hours together in Disney before coming back to the hotel to bathe and settle down for the night.