8.0 am weather is overcast and cold. Today is a "free day" as the Museum research archive is closed to me and I have all my notes/database up to date. I will try out the RER to Charles De Gaulle Airport and if possible for the D'Orsy Art Gallery.
Well the "tasks" did not go entirely to plan. An Internet check and then a visit to the RER station information/ticket desk turned up a special 10 Euro ticket to CDG Airport, separate to my Navigo card. A return would be two singles or 20 Euros, which converts to about A$32. Just a bit high for a reconnaissance. The information person did not understand "return ticket" for a journey that is always one-way! I did find out that I could use the RER to get to Versailles. That does have a return ticket but again it is not covered by my local Navigo card.
By this time my frustration level was elevated so I jumped on a Bus 21 at the Cite Stade and went for a tour. I hopped off at the Tuileries and Carrousel gardens next to the Louvre and walked through them onto the Champs Elysees, then down to the Arch de Triumph. This is one impressive walk! Designed for military parades but now full of open-air restaurants it still emanates grandeur. The weather cooperated thankfully, it was cool but not raining and even sunny at times. I think I have done this walk or parts of it each time I have come to Paris.
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