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Two more places I visited whilst in France

picture-293Even though my friend Sandy and I only stayed in Annecy for about four hours in 2008, I fell in love with the place.  We actually stopped there to change trains on our way to Chamonix-Mt Blanc from Lyon so took the opportunity to have a quick look around.

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We thought we could leave our luggage at the station but couldn’t find lockers so we trudged around with our suitcases; at least these days they have wheels.  We took a walk around the lake which was just beautiful and it was autumn so the leaves on the trees were such fabulous colours.

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I just wished we had more time!! But the other city I love is of course Paris!!  This was our last stop before we returned home to Australia and Sandy and I spent about four days there, staying in a small hotel where we could walk to the sights along the Paris streets.

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Of course our first day we went to see the ‘must see’ sights.

The Eiffel Tower; both during the day and at sunset…

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The Arc de Triomphe…

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As well as many others but mostly I enjoyed walking along the river and though some beautiful grounds…

 

 

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img_1738I loved the French architecture as I have mentioned in my other posts on France and the buildings in Paris were no different…just lovely!

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Two places I had to visit during my stay were The Louvre and The Rodin Museum; both I loved.  We arrived at The Louvre when it opened and ran to see the painting of Mona Lisa then onto see Venus de Milo and some of the Impressionist paintings. What a spectacular place The Louvre is.

Then next stop was to see the sculptures and gardens at The Rodin Museum – this has been on my Bucket List for ages!

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Walking around the streets of Paris is wonderful; so much to see; the many shops, interesting people and great French bakeries as well as the famous Maxim’s where obligatory items were purchased.

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cimg2998But lucky we were walking as otherwise where on earth would we have parked our car???

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A great trip…maybe I can return someday!

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