ICELAND<<<<<PARIS>>>>>GIVERNY
27th June 2004 (Sunday)Zombie-ing into Paris ! Delayed for 7 hours at Keflavik Airport (Iceland); Arrived at 3 am in Stansted Airport (London) - missed the train/bus to Central London. Airport nightcab back to Sheperd Bush, 88 pounds.
2 hours unpacked. Caught the train to Paris...Checked in to the hotel & rushed to see some (many) flowers instead !
If I'm a jet-setter, it would be :
Supper in Iceland;
Breakfast in London;
Lunch in Paris !The actual truth was; Complimentary meal for the delayed passenger (me !) in Keflavik Airport; A glass of orange juice (from the fridge) in London; Lunch in Paris ? Skipped it ! We're in a hurry to reach Monet's Garden !
So, I really saw Paris after coming back from Giverny.
Reaching Gare St. Lazare, feeling tired. Finalement, had dinner in a fine restaurant in Paris.
Back to the hotel, very near to
Moulin Rouge !
Pat had a rest...
Me ? ...Hey ! We're in Paris, are we not ?! Called up a French friend, Alain. The reply was, "Hey Arnaud ! I'm down here in the lobby !".
Blessed me ! Assured Pat that I would be back to the hotel before midnight...
Anyhow, time took its toll !
Alain & me charted ourself along
The Seine. ONLY at 1 spot that I managed to shout, "Oooh ! La ! La !...Je Suis A Paris !"...
That 1 spot was at Le Tour Eiffel !
Not that I wanted to shout because there were too many people loitering around.
Q-ing up to the tower. We could even see Japanese tourists selling water bottles.
Time was running...
I decided to go further. We took (almost) the last metro to Pere La Chaise; Alain said, ..."But the cemetery is closed !".
Well Alain, all I wanted was to be near to the place where they buried Edith Piaf ! Oh alright, ...Jim Morrison's grave.
Since Alain's place was just around the corner from the Cemetery Du Pere Lachaise, I decided to abandon Pat in the hotel room & slept at Alain's place !
2nd Day :
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