Sightseeing in Paris

From Paris

It was great to have the chance to revisit Paris after a break of more than 15 years. I used to stay there for a few days every month over the 5 year period that I was working with France Telecom, and I was interested to see what had changed in the intervening years. Not much as it turns out.

We decided to limit ourselves to 2 hours of museum/gallery viewing per day as anything more gets rather tiring. We started just down the road at Le Louvre, which had been undergoing extensive renovation last time I was there. Now that the works are completed, it is more impressive than ever, with several airy indoor/outdoor galleries. Of course, in 2 hours one can only scratch the surface of what is on offer here.

After a series of leisurely strolls interspersed with coffee breaks we eventually got to the Eiffel Tower at dusk. The plan had been to go up to the skating rink on the second level, but we had not reckoned with the lengthy lift queues on a Saturday evening. In the end we decided to forgo the ride up the tower and instead amused ourselves taking silly photos.

From Paris