Not even the rain could interfere with our enjoyment of Paris. Definitely our best trip since we've been in London. We stayed in the arty Marais district near the Pompidou and the Picasso museum (sadly closed for renovations) and biked around town on the Velib bikes (like the Boris bikes in London). We did all the quintessentials: practised our best French ('un rouge s'il vous plaît'), climbed the Arc de Triomphe, joined the crush in front of the Mona Lisa, cycled along the Seine, ate croissants for breakfast, lunch and dinner, queued with locals on Sunday morning for just-baked baguettes, drank Champagne at the Moulin Rouge, found the best coffee on the Left Bank admired the city lights from the top of the Eiffel Tower ... The L'Orangerie was a highlight - it's a small museum dedicated to Monet's waterlillies - as well as the Elizabeth Taylor Warhol at the Pompidou. We also got to see the Champs-Elysees heaving for the last day of the Tour de France. We're already planning our next visit, hopefully for next year's Rock en Seine festival to see the Foo Fighters. See our holiday snaps here.
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