I got the sense of Paris as a Grand City. On my three previous trips, I have gone to the main sites: Eifel tower, Louvre, Notre Dame etc. Today it was cold – 4 celsius – so I opted for the bus tour. It was great. I saw all the great avenues and how the city is laid out around the Seine. I learned the history of events and how they shaped the City: the storming of the Bastille in 1779; the flood of 1910; the student uprising in 1968 (I was here that year and it’s history now!). I hopped off the bus and had lunch at a brasserie in the Gare de Lyon – a beautiful old railway station. I stayed awake all day, even though I only got 2 hours sleep on the plane last night. I’m sure to sleep well tonight and adjust to local time to be ready for adventures tomorrow.
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