WEATHER: Beautiful! Mostly sunny. Highs low 70s
Our housesitting assignment complete (with no dead chickens!), our homeowner kindly drove us about 30 miles to catch the high-speed train to Paris. We drove through our town of Poullouen as well as other Brittany villages.
They always seem quiet to me....I had assumed they seemed deserted as people were off to work. But, today Diane, the homeowner, told us that most of these villages are empty. People are leaving them to move to cities. Poullouen's population has dropped from 4000 to about 1800 in the last 200 years. Sad.
The train ride was about 4 hours, stopping only a few times.
We arrived in the Montparnasse train station at about 1:30 and found our way to our hotel. We are on the 6th floor and have this surprisingly excellent view of the Eiffel Tower from our window!
It was a beautiful day, so there were a lot of Parisians out in the parks. There are tourists here, but not nearly as crowded as Rome. We walked along the Seine River, watching all the boats go by. Then, we made our way back to the Montparnasse area, stopping at one of the thousands of sidewalk cafes lining the streets.
The days here are very long. In Brittany, it didn't get dark until about 10:30. Here, about 10:00. This is a photo of the Eiffel Tower taken from our hotel window right as we went to bed. Goodnight, Paris!
I happened to be lucky that my friend couldn't find a date for an event so he generously took me with him, which happened to be one of the best experience for me in recent times. I was lucky enough to see these Los Angeles venues. If you get a chance to check this out please do so.
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