Paris

Sunday night : rain
Monday morning clear blue skies, sunshine.
Walking, happy snapping – Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees – all iconic, busy and in full tourist mode. That’s the sights not us. Interesting photographic exhibition on the freezing banks of the Seine. Quite political and global –horrible pollution photos of industrial China, characteristic apartment living in poor areas in urban Brazil and fantasy Japanese shots of a schoolgirl being attacked by a green tentacled refrigerator monster and another being chased by a pink fairy floss tornado. It’s photography month in Paris… so lots of exhibitions around town.
Monday afternoon: chilly, overcast. Glad to get back to the warm camper. Camp ground just a metro and a shuttle bus (15 mins) from Eiffel Tower.
Tuesday: light rain all day
Catacombs closed because of vandalism- pity as we thought 1.7 km of underground tunnels filled with stacks of bones was a perfect dry antidote to rainy weather. Instead we wandered an ancient Roman road, Rue Mouffetard in the rain –some food stalls, designer shops and cafes. Coffees, chocolats chaudes (hot) and crepes and then we hit the Lafayette Galleries (an enormous department store with stunning glass dome and mezzanine levels, as well as a rooftop open terrace with great Parisian rooftop views). Expensive but fun store- a bit like a Harrods, with gourmet food hall and lots of designer clothes.