The Anonymous Widower

An Awayday In Paris

I decided at the weekend, that after the terrible events in Paris and a day in London with a bus strike, that it would be an ideal day to take Eurostar to the French capital.

I caught the first train out at 05:40 and it was a mistake in one way. I couldn’t buy a paper to take with me on the journey. At least the taxi got me there in time and on the train, I got a double seat in Standard Class, which meant that I had plenty of space to spread out and it didn’t matter, if I made any mess with my sandwiches.

In the morning, I immediately went up the funicular to Sacre Coeur as I always do to and then I rode the Metro in the sun before exploring around Stalingrad.

I then went to the Place de la Republic to see the Charlie Hebdo tributes.

I then attempted to find an hour long river cruise, but no boat appeared to be running because of flooding of the Seine in the last few days.

So I walked to the Musee d’Orsay, which is one of the few attractions to open on a Tuesday.

Then it all stared to go pear-shaped with lots of heavy rain.

I also had trouble finding any of my favourite restaurants that was open, so ate a good steak and chips in a cafe by the Gare du Nord before catching the 21:13 back to London.

January 13, 2015 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Eurostar, Paris