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We packed up and after a final breakfast onboard, said goodbye to our hosts. Peter, Wendy, Holly and Rich have provided five star service from the minute we arrived. If this type of holiday appeals to you have a look at saintlouisbarge.com
An 80 minute ride back to Bordeaux and a quick lunch adjacent to the train station. This was definitely off menu compared to the past week!
Having spent a week in the quiet solitude of the French countryside, coming back to the big city is like a slap in the forehead. Lots of people, concrete, noise and heat. The train station is packed.
We took the TVG bullet train that can reach 350 Kms per hour. The 582 km trip took 2 hours, 20 minutes. That works out to about an average of 250 kms per hour so I suspect we hit max speed at a few points.
A 15 minute walk to our hotel with the inevitable banging and wobbling of wheeled suitcases over curbs and cobblestones. We are staying in the 14th arrondissement (blue dot), south of the Seine River. As you can see there a many world class landmarks all around us. Unfortunately we are in and out and a full Paris visit will have to wait.
The classic architecture of Paris is so appealing.
A nice dinner at one of the hundreds of restaurants/cafes that seem to line every street. The classic police sirens that roared by definitely said we’re in Paris. A short walk back to the hotel and that was that.
A fantastic holiday from start to finish. Now back to the real world. We do have our next trip planned – Puglia, Italy and Sicily, in the fall. Stay tuned. Until then, au revoir.
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