S & J's Big Adventure
Our last full day in Paris and a decision has to be made about where we are going today. Sacre Coeur and Montmartre won out because being late autumn, The Tuileries are fading and it will be a good excuse to come back in springtime.
Again, we take taxi up the hill and I was really pleased about this decision because once we reached the Cathedral, it was much higher than I anticipated. The city was just visible beneath the haze.
Sharyn Sinclair
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Sacre Coeur & Montmartre
April 16
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Paris
Our last full day in Paris and a decision has to be made about where we are going today. Sacre Coeur and Montmartre won out because being late autumn, The Tuileries are fading and it will be a good excuse to come back in springtime.
Again, we take taxi up the hill and I was really pleased about this decision because once we reached the Cathedral, it was much higher than I anticipated. The city was just visible beneath the haze.
The queue into this Cathedral was quite short so it didn't take long to enter another beautiful building and be awed by the gloriously colourful mosaic murals adorning the walls and ceilings, including one stunning mosaic of Joan of Arc.
There were also two statues which appear to be covered in gold. Only got a photo of one.
We lunched on bouillabaisse and crusty French bread. The soup was mouth-wateringly delicious. Johnny said it is the best soup he has ever had.
After our lunch we wandered around Montmartre looking at the artists and their work. Many doing portraits of the visiting tourists.
Walked back downhill to our base picking up some delicious crusty filled baguettes to eat at home.
Managed to take another wrong turn and had to backtrack but this city is so vibrant in its own particular way so, no problemo!
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Hello Hong Kong
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Western Markets
3.
Kennedy Town
4.
Victoria Peak
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Old Blighty
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Leaving Lancaster
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Kendal
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Lake District
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Grayrigg & Manchester
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Birthplace of the Gallen's
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Derg Castle
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Belleek and Donegal
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Dublin
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Dublin to Chester
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The friendliness of the Irish
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Rugby & Crick
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Northampton
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Cambridge
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Granada Television
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Afternoon with Anne
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No 14 Bus to Harrods and the Victoria & Albert Museum
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Buckingham Palace
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Westminster
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Supreme Court
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Imperial War Museum, Covent Garden and China Town
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St Giles and Oxford Street
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Trafalgar Square & National Portrait Gallery
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Eurostar to Brussels
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Alone in Antwerp
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Fabulous Antwerp
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Arrivederchi Antwerp, Hello Holland
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Spijkenisse
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Bruges, I'm on my way
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In Bruges
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Still In Bruges
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Last morning in Bruges - return to Brussels
37.
Back in Brussels
38.
Another City, Another Hospital
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Brussels to Ypres, oops!!!
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We will remember them
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The Ypres Salient
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In Flanders Fields Museum
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Ramparts War Cemetery and Hill 62
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Ypres to Paris
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Washing Day
46.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
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The Green Wall of 2nd Arrondissement
48.
Little French Shrug
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Eiffel Tower
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Sacre Coeur & Montmartre
51.
A Little Smoke Signal
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Paris to Milan
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Milano
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Window Shopping
55.
Castello Sforzesco
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Milan to Florence
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Piazzale Michelangelo (Michelangelo Square)
58.
A Little Retail Therapy
59.
Siena, San Gimignano & Chianti
60.
Porta Romana, Florence
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Viareggio
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Florence to Rome
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Rome
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Villa Magnolia
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St. Peter's Basilica etc
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Aurelio, Rome
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Roman Fountains
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Arrivederci Roma (what else?)
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