The Scroop's European Holiday: Day 15 Paris:

Yesterday was a long day and today we had planned on taking a train to Brussels in Belgium as it is only an hour and 15 minutes away but we have been going full bore for 2 weeks now and have not stopped to rest. So today we decide it’s time to compromise (I’m the one being compromised) and do something a little more relaxing. We decide to spend the day on the open top bus tour and do the two routes we didn’t get around to doing earlier in the week. We start off on the blue route that takes us through the East part of Paris, the opposite direction to the Eiffel Tower. Not as much to see on this route but still well worth the time. We jump off back at our start point and head off to get a bite to eat. We head down some quaint little cobble stoned streets near St. Germain and I spot a crepe place. I ask everyone “who’s up for a crepe”? No one is interested so I get myself a sugar and cinnamon crepe and chow down! We keep walking and the kids here me moaning with delight at the taste of this crepe and beg me for a try. They have a taste and I find myself looking for another crepe shop. This time we all get one and we eat while we walk and make our way back to the bus stop. We jump on the orange route that takes us through Montpanasse and St Germain. Paris just keeps on surprising us, this area is stunning. We get off and wander through St Germain again and across the bridge and along the Seine. The walk along the Seine is incredible as we stumble on the bridge that has all the padlocks attached to it, I’ve seen this on Getaway. We head back to the apartment for lunch and decide we will take the yellow route up to Montmartre later in the afternoon and get some dinner while we are there. We get to the top of Montmartre and the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur is right in front of us again. Last time we were up here I don’t think the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur was open but this time it is and we go inside to have a look. This church is amazing on the outside but it is more amazing on the inside, the best we have seen yet and better still there is a mass in progress with a bunch of nuns having a sing along. This is an experience of a lifetime and one we won’t forget for a while. We decide to exit and walk up to the restaurant area. We have some dinner, some wine and enjoy a beautiful night under the stars and walk back down the hill to catch a cab home.

Mia’s comments: Today we went on the open top bus tour again. This time we went on a different route, the orange route. We went around back t where we started and I got a CREPE! It had butter, sugar and cinnamon and it was yummy, I mean really really yummy. After my really yummy crepe we went to the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur. It was in Montmartre. We went up lots of stairs to get to the church It was so so so so so beautiful. There were lots of gold on the roof and lots of pictures and candles. It was a lovely, lovely church and we were lucky to arrive at mass time so we sat and listened to the nuns singing.

Tyler’s comments: Today we went on the open top bus tour and I got a crepe for morning tea. Then we went back to the bus tour and went to Montmartre. We went into the church and it was really cool. There was a painting of Jesus, the walls were carved in like poles and a mass was going on and nuns were singing. My crepe had sugar and cinnamon. It was nice.