Crepes for breakfast this morning, then off to the Arc de Triomphe again in the daylight this time. After much queueing (even with our prepurcased tickets) we finally got to the entrance to the stairs where the attendant took one look at us and asked if we needed the lift. No no, we said - we can walk. What were we thinking! 89 metres up a spiral staircase later we emerged inside the top of the monument where the gift shop was, puffing and blowing.
There were a couple more floors of stairs to get out onto the top of the monument, but the views were worth it.
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We had a late lunch in (would you believe it) a Caffe Concerto, that we found underground in the Louvre ticket hall. We headed back to the hotel for a couple of hours rest, before heading out to the boats for our midnight cruise. Got some lovely photos of the views from the Seine at night and watched the Eifel Tower light display and some fireworks before taking the metro back to the hotel.
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