We leave Beaume in thick fog and are soon dozing again as the coach rumbles along the motorway. After a while ourTour Director, Debra starts the gifts for previous Trafalgar travellers and we receive a lovely Japanese plate.
It's time to begin thank you' s and preparing for our last day together, so good old Ray jumps up and makes a speech thanking our driver and Debra for their truly excellent care, generosity and professionalism.
Our first stop is at the Versailles Palace, where 15 minute drop off goes pear shaped with one errant passenger disappearing, this little wander could cost a lot, we'll find out tomorrow.
We arrive at our Mercure Hotel early afternoon and decide to visit The Louvre and let the rest of the day unfold as it will. Glenys is watched by Miss M Lisa, and seemed concerned! We've heard a good deal about Leonardo this trip, so it is good to pay homage. What an unbelievable museum this place is!
We are packed off at closing time, a bit foot sore but ready for a Parisian Dinner. A stroll along the West Bank takes us to Notre Dame Cathedral, there's something cooking...the bells are tolling and we smell incense..it's the 25th anniversary of the episcopate of the Archbishop of Paris..what a procession!
Time, however, for us to get back our focus on food. We settle for a cosy spot adjacent to the Cathedral, a great little meal that includes French Onion Soup, escargot (snails) for Ray, Glenys politely declines the garden creatures but we make short work of fries and crepes, all washed down by some Bourdeaux.
Time then to find our way back yo Hotel Mercure, only takes a couple of hours..sorry Glen Ray's sense of direction askew after the dinner..was it the snails!
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Et le GPS, sur la téléphone?
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