Day 11 - Lucerne to ParisAuthor: jawapro
Date: Fri 30/01/2009 05:25 PM
Welcome to France - land of the boring scenery.
Today we left fantastic Switzerland - and crossed the border into France. Not all the scenery was boring - but a lot of it was. Eventually it got a little bit better, and I got some photos (such as the above).
Today was all about driving. We left Switzerland early (7:30 on the bus) and drove something like 800k to Paris. We had 3 ‘service’ stops this leg.
The most interesting thing that happened would be Cindy and Derek messing about at one of the service stops.
We eventually arrived in Paris - which didn’t seem very interesting as we drove in. We were actually early thanks to light traffic, so we had a few hours to kill before dinner. I got my first chance to watch some TV since we started - and discovered there’s another war on. Also - Paris is in the middle of strikes, so the metro system is currently in chaos. Great timing!
This evening, Derek took us for a drive to see Paris by night. We took a look at a number of interesting buildings, including the Arch De Triumph (built to celebrate one of France’s rare victories - but the person it was built by had died (and thus France had lost) before it was finished).
Around the Arch - there’s a round-a-bout. It doesn’t have any lights, lines, or apparently - rules. Traffic is insane. Makes Rome look downright sensible. They apparently have an accident every 6 minutes.
Driving a Tour Coach across lines of stalled traffic must be difficult - but Derek managed it.
And of course - we got to see the Eiffel Tower.
Some of our number decided to climb it tonight. I’m not sure I could manage it - so I only took photos from the ground.
Tomorrow we’re taking a proper look around Paris.
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