Day 24 Paris France 21st November 2021

We arrived in Paris in the afternoon of the 19th November 2021. Sailing up the Seine past the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, the Leuve, and Notre Dame, we arrived at our marina in Port De Plaisance next to place de Bastille, right in the center of Paris!

After hot showers and a quick tidy up we got off the boat and haled a cab towards the Eiffel Tower. Unfortunately the tower was closed for the night but we enjoyed walking around it and the kids has a go on the famous carousel while Emilie and I enjoyed some bubbles under the Eiffel Tower.

We enjoyed dinner at a nearby resteraunt and found some Souvenirs for friends. Emilie and I bought a beret each but Issy demanded they should not be worn because the look silly. I’m not sure where she gets her Fashsion from!

The next day we purchased tickets to the Natural history museum for the Evolution display in the great hall. We all enjoyed looking at all the different animals and bones. Included in the ticket was a chance to look around the gardens and the Zoo. We are not normally fond of zoos but apparently this zoo has an excellent breeding program saving some almost extinct species.

One of my favorite finds in the museum was a book case with journals from the likes of Darwin, Freycinet, Bates, Wallace amongst other explorers.

For lunch we found an unbelievable Moroccan restaurant opposite the museum. The smell of the food drew us inside and we were not disappointed.

We then headed back to the Eiffel Tower. Itvv be was cloudy and sadly the top floor was closed, but we waited in line snd managed to get to the second level which was amazing.
Today we enjoyed breakfast at a cafe and took a stroll around Bastille. We then washed dien the boat, did some laundry and cast off lines at 1245 to continue making our way up the Seine towards Canal De Loing where we will leave the boat to return to Palma for December.

Tonight and tomorrow shouldbe chilly with temperatures set to drop below zero!