Coach Trip Part 6: France

Hi all, We are back in sunny (not!) Cardiff, but are going back to London on Sunday to see Mary & Dick and to see Lucy before she heads back to Oz.
Bordeaux and Poitiers
From Bilbao we headed back into Southern France and the first port of call was Bordeaux. It has a really nice feel about it and apparently when they decided to re-model Paris 150 years ago, it was Bordeaux they used. We could have easily spent a few days there instead of a couple of hours! We stayed overnight in Poitiers, but there was nothing remarkable or noteworthy here.

Ambois and Orleans
The next day was all about getting to Paris but we had 2 stopovers. Ambois is in the Loire river region, which is dotted with castles. At Ambois there is Da Vinci's castle and his burial place, apparently Da Vinci was a close friend of one of the King Louis! We also stopped in Orleans for lunch and took photos of the Joan of Arc statue.

Paris
We arrived back in Paris for our last 2 nights of the tour and Paris doesn't disappoint! On Tuesday night we caught the metro to Sacre Coeur and walked through Pigalle to Moulin Rouge and then onto the Arc De Triomphe and caught the metro home.

Declan's birthday
How many people can say they spent their birthday in Paris? Well Dec can! The highlight of the day was hiring bikes and riding down the Champs Elysees. We had a lovely day seeing a lot of sights that we hadn't seen on our previous visit. Later in the day we met Lucy at the Louvre and walked up the Champs Elysees and then onto the Eiffel Tower for one last time when it was all lit up! !!

Check out the photos for more details! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and need another few weeks to recover!!! Cheers! Go Pies