The guide this time was Australian but with a strange outfit. He took us to bridges with Napoleon´s symbol and told stories about Napoleon. Some of them didn´t sound quite true, but they were fun to listen to none the less.
Then to the Louvre where we found out why Voltaire´s statue has a net over it.
The tour walked through the Touleries. I spotted some great contemporary art pieces that had recently been set up. There were tree houses in the trees.
He told more stories about oranges here:
And stories about con-men here:
The tour finished at the grand palias. Caryn and I weren´t sure what to do next, but decided eventually to walk the Champs-Elise to Arc D´Triumph. Under the arc there were olf and young soldiers with flags. There were also smartly dressed kids and teary women. One man told us it was a war memorial ceremony.
Back at Caryn´s hostel we met her room mate; an English translator named Polly. The three of us went out for dinner and ended up at a Chinese place. Good foods.
The other two left for a party of French guys, I caught the last train home.
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