Paris was wonderful. We arrived on Monday late in the evening after a good flight from Doha although the descent into CDG airport was very long and gave me considerable pain in my ears.We took the Air France bus from CDG straight to the Arc de Triomphe and from there it was a 5 minute walk to our hotel.
Our hotel was 2 minutes from the Champs de Elysses and we were soon walking down that beautiful avenue.We bought bus tickets for the hop on/hop off tour bus service and really made good use of them for the first 2 days there.We were hoping to escape from the heat of Doha but the temperature was above 30C for the first 2 days although it did cool off on the 3rd day.That morning we were woken at 4am by a severe thunderstorm but it soon cleared and we decided to go to the Louvre.
Later that afternoon we made our way to the Arc de Triomphe to go to the top and take some photos.On the way up it started to rain, by the time we had climbed the 285 steps to the top the rain had got heavier.We were only at the top of the building for 2 minutes when there was an enormous flash and bang-it had been hit by lightning! The sirens went off and the security personnel evacuated everyone from the top of the Arc.
On the last evening we sat near the Arc de Triomphe and watched the light and laser show coming from the Eiffel Tower.
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