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More great shots from the museum! There is nothing better than crepes! Sorry about the rain on your Segway tour but you're definitely making the best of it!
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Sunday 16 November – part seven: a close call on the Segway!
We then headed past the Ecole Militaire, and made our way over to the Dome Church, which is absolutely beautiful. King Louis XIV, the flamboyant Sun King, decided that a church should be built in the late 17th century to locate the Royal tombs in. However, his plans didn’t get very far, as after his death, it was decided not to bury the Royals here after all, and it ended up becoming a church for military tombs.
It’s here that Napoleon’s buried, although apparently they went against his wishes, as he wanted to be buried by the Seine, but his body was moved from its original resting place and transported here. We were told his tomb is like a Russian doll – in that he’s in the very inside one out of about six. Drew reckons that was done because they didn’t want him returning to life!
We then moved around the other side of the Invalides complex, and we talked about how the French revolution actually started here, as tens of thousands of men marched to claim the guns held here. However, they then had to go to the Bastille, as that’s where the gunpowder was stored and I think the bullets too, if I remember rightly. Here, the guards, who were massively outnumbered basically opened up the doors to the people, so there was no blood loss. The guards at the Bastille, although massively outnumbered decided to fight, and that’s where the first casualties were, so that’s why everyone associates the Bastille instead with the start of the French revolution.
This statue of Louis XIV in the building was done to accentuate his leg, which was seen as being one of the best parts of his body – who knew?
Drew also pointed out that the shrubs here have been grown to look like shells, which is interesting.
Facing the other way, towards the Seine, you can see just how bad the rain was now.
We set off again, and it was here I had a close call. A group of lads were playing football (soccer to you guys) and the football came flying straight at me. I had no option and no time to take evasive action. It hit my Segway and sheered off into the traffic, although amazingly I saw it bounce back to the kerb eventually without being hit, and they gathered it up, and carried on playing with it.
Our next stop was on the Pont Alexandre III, which celebrated the union between France and Russia, built between 1896 and 1900. It was named after Tsar Alexander III.It’s a beautiful bridge, and one of my favourites, and the views from here aren’t bad either.
Drew also pointed out the Petite Palais and Grand Palais (the little and big palace) that were supposed to be only be temporary structures for one of the 1900 Universal Exhibition, but they’re still here to this day. He explained how they do different things each winter in one of them (I don’t remember which one) and this year it’s going to be an indoor ice skating rink. Apparently it was a few years ago, and that went down really well.
We spotted this as we left the bridge…
Next: I never thought we’d get this far on a Segway!
Just to let you know that we head out on our next trip up to northern England and Scotland this morning, so there may be updates while we're away - or there may not. It'll depend on how busy we are. Don't worry if you don't see anything for a few days or until the new year - it means we're having a lot of fun!
You took a good bunch of pictures in that pouring rain!
Have a great holiday.
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What a wonderful day in Paris! The exhibits in the prison/museum are just amazing! The crepes looked delicious! Quite a bit different than the way they are served in WDW. And what a terrific way to see the sights in Paris - by Segway! A shame that you had to tour in the rain. But it doesn't seem to have cramped your style!
A nice time in Paris and you took some great photos! The museum visits were quite interesting and enjoyed those of the Conciergie. Interesting how you could get a cell upgrade with some cash! I suppose it's not exactly the same as getting an upgrade from a standard room to a Magic Kingdom view at the Grand Floridian!
Enjoying your Segway tour of Paris, but too bad for the squally weather! But you made the best of it. That was certainly a close call with the football hitting your Segway! That reminds me of getting hit in the head with one of those, when I was in the Liguria area of Italy, from some Italian teen boys who were playing in a field nearby. It hit pretty solid, but I was fine. I was more startled than anything.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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What a wonderful day in Paris! The exhibits in the prison/museum are just amazing! The crepes looked delicious! Quite a bit different than the way they are served in WDW. And what a terrific way to see the sights in Paris - by Segway! A shame that you had to tour in the rain. But it doesn't seem to have cramped your style!
Well, I always figure that I advise people to head out if it's raining at Disney, so I apply that logic to myself and try and make the best of things.
A nice time in Paris and you took some great photos! The museum visits were quite interesting and enjoyed those of the Conciergie. Interesting how you could get a cell upgrade with some cash! I suppose it's not exactly the same as getting an upgrade from a standard room to a Magic Kingdom view at the Grand Floridian!
Definitely not!
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Enjoying your Segway tour of Paris, but too bad for the squally weather! But you made the best of it. That was certainly a close call with the football hitting your Segway! That reminds me of getting hit in the head with one of those, when I was in the Liguria area of Italy, from some Italian teen boys who were playing in a field nearby. It hit pretty solid, but I was fine. I was more startled than anything.
I thought I had fallen so far behind, but seems like you've been busy too Sorry about the rainy day in Paris, at least you got to enjoy the crepes before the rain started coming down!
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Don't worry if you don't see anything for a few days or until the new year - it means we're having a lot of fun! 
I suppose it's not exactly the same as getting an upgrade from a standard room to a Magic Kingdom view at the Grand Floridian! 
That reminds me of getting hit in the head with one of those, when I was in the Liguria area of Italy, from some Italian teen boys who were playing in a field nearby. It hit pretty solid, but I was fine. I was more startled than anything. 
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