Paris Day 5 – Outside the Louvre and Return by Train

Our last morning, Tuesday, we had enough time to visit or revisit one more site.  Angie wanted to see the Louvre again.  We took the Metro down to the Louvre and it came out into the mall next to the Louvre.  The shops weren’t open, but it was interesting to see.

A walkway from one of the hallways of the outer court.

We saw when we came out in the morning that our street was wet, we thought it had rained but saw that it was just our street that was wet.  We saw this man outside the Louvre and knew what happened.  They wash the streets with water to get ride of the garbage, dust, etc.

Looking back the other direction, is the Louvre and the metro station entrance that we took back to our apartment.

Angie in front of the Louvre.

We got back on the metro and picked up our bags.  Instead of trying to get a cab or shuttle bus to take us back to the airport, we hopped on the metro and connected with the “B” line train that runs straight to the airport.  We were at terminal two, and the train dropped us off right there.  We planned on about 45-50 minutes to get to the airport, and it worked out great.  The platform that the train left from had been changed that day, but we asked the metro station attendant and saw the signs and made it.

We saw to missionaries sitting at one of the train stations.  We had wanted to see a pair of LDS missionaries while we were there, and we did see them from the train.  We enjoyed taking the train because we got to see the single family homes and neighborhoods outside the city.  When you ride the train, make sure to hold on to your ticket, because it’s used again when you exit the train station.

We had a bit of walking to do at the airport, but we made it just in time for boarding to start.  The guard at security that checked passports before you go through was pretty funny (on purpose) as he looked at my passport and then gave me “the eye” to determine if I was the one pictured.  He was very polite and offered the foot “booties” to wear because you have to take your shoes off to go through the metal detector.

We had a fantastic trip and were so impressed that we did not see any overweight Parisians, and we saw a whole lot.

The plane ride back was enjoyable.  We watched Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame.  It had been a very long time since I had seen the film, and it was fun to see since we had been there.  I read a lot from  Les Miserables  on the plane ride home after watching the movie and didn’t even get close to finishing.  The book is an excellent read, and there are many life lessons contained within it.

Related Paris Posts:

Paris Day 1 – The Trip and Arrival

Paris Day 2 – The Louvre, Jardin Des Tuileries, Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe, and Tour Eiffel

Paris Day 3 – Notre Dame, Palais du Luxembourg

Paris Day 4 – Bastille, Opera House, Victor Hugo’s Home, Jardin des Plantes, City of Lights

Paris Day 5 – Outside the Louvre and Return by Train

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