23-8-2015 Paris

23-8-2015 Paris

Predictably it was raining cats and dogs, however I set off for the Bus 67 Stade and did an hour and a half  round trip by bus that took in the Pigalle where I located the Montmartre Funicular tramway, a walking route to the Pompidor Museum, the Louvre, and the Notre Dame Cathedral. All on the route or within walking distance of a stop on the route. It was raining really heavily so stayed on the bus but I will try again on a less wet day. 

I managed another multi-lingual task and that was to recharge my TraveGo transport pass. It cost 21 EU but its convenience makes up for the cost. The recharge machine at the RER station had trouble with my notes and with my Credit card so I went to the ticket office for "assistance". (Not always a pleasant experience with Railway officals). Thankfully it was the machine's fault (someone had been trying to jemmy it??). We used the office machine and my Credit card worked.   Good for another week of local travel.

The D'Orsy museum seems to be best accessed by the RER tain, so I may do a combined exploration of the Charles de Gaul airport/Aeroflot departures  and the Museum on the same day. I do not leave until the 5th September but I like to be prepared, and I have never been to the Charles de Gaulle so a little exploration may be a good thing. 

I had a late lunch back at the Cite and waited for the rain to stop.  A couple of sunny periods so I walked in the adjacent Park, and visited the RER station to check on trains going to Gharles de Gaule Airport. RER Line B second platform looks good as the train stops at both Terminal 1&2 and 3.  I need Terminal 2C. A quick look around, find out the Aeroflot desk, then back to the D'Orsy Museum, hopefully a plan. 

It went cold and dark again, no Supermarkets on Sunday so I jogged back to my room. A bit more laundry (by hand) and run my stuff through the tumble dryer to try to get the wrinkles out.