Paris is about love and this is the subject of this wall, in hundreds of languages
The climb to the top of the Arc de Triumph is less than 300, so a walk in the park! 
Looking down the steps as we descended from L'Arc de Triumph
Our favourite place, this visit was L'Opera. Magnificent and we were lucky enough to be there when the orchestra was rehearing
We had dinner at Tour Eiffel. It was one of those places where you don't know if you are supposed to photograph it or eat it. As it had cost a lot, I did both. It was a 9pm seating so we got to see the lights come on but the location was disappointing as the restaurant is stuck in one corner on the first level, resulting in most tables only having a view of the structure (which is like looking at scaffolding!)
And our last day touring was at Versailles.
The gardens were immense as were the crowds. We were very lucky in that we did the gardens in the morning, when it was sunny and the palace in the afternoon, just before the rain set in.
Paris in conclusion:
It rained every day. It was drizzly and annoying but didn't last long.
It took us a while to work out how to order a good coffee: Café American + L'eau chaud.
The pastries are to die for.
The underground trains are very efficient, we never waited longer than 4 minutes, and very inexpensive. Many of the stations are dirty and tired and there are many homeless people but due to the pure volume of people around all the time, you soon realise you are safe.
Staying still for 8 days has let us charge our batteries. I was a bit under the weather for the first two days but sleeping in, sleeping in the same bed and leisurely days did the trick to fix me.
We didn't find any decent red wine or beer but I did find some very good champagne. Researching was an enjoyable pursuit.
So off to Reims, where we are staying at a vineyard.
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