Boxing Day

Today was not a public holiday in France.  Obviously, we Australians, manage a few more holidays than they do here.  A lot of the shops were open and people were just doing their normal things although the streets seemed quieter except for the multitude of tourists around the tourist prone areas.

Ian went off this morning to the top of Tour Montparnasse where he tells me there was a fantastic view from the top of the 59 floor building with a viewing platform on top giving a full 360 view, as good as the Eiffel Tower and only 7 euros, which is much cheaper than the Eiffel Tower and no standing for hours in the queue.   I spent a quiet morning at home playing around with my camera and trying a few of the art filters it has.   After lunch we went for a walk as it was a lovely sunny afternoon and walked along the Seine past the Louvre and I took some photos of the river looking towards Il de la Cite from Pont des Artes.  Some of these newer Ponts with mesh have become the place for people to put padlocks on with messages, some even engraved.  There are hundreds of them hanging and of course people sell new locks for people to add. 



Late afternoon sun (about 3.30) shining on Port Nerf and buildings behind

 As the sun went down it cooled down quickly.  We had a coffee and caught the metro back to the apartment.  There always seems to be a sneaky little breeze around.