A very rushed morning/afternoon today. Got up and took the metro to Notre Dame on an absolutely stunning day in Paris. A ton more people as ever but the lines weren’t too bad because it’s free. Another really old church to add to the list. But we’re allowed Pics which is always good.

That’s when the fun started. We had heard from a couple of places that the trains were very rarely full so we had not reserved a seat on the train to Lyon. We went to the train station hoping to get on the 3 pm TGV to Lyon taking 2 hours but were told we need to book them 7 days ahead. A nightmare! We were told there was another train that took 5 hours and left at 1:38pm. So we had to make it back to the hostel, get our packs then catch 2 metro trains to the Lyon train. We arrived at 1:35pm…talk about cutting it fine. But we have arrived in Lyon now and are staying in a hotel and not a hostel which is a great change. Couple of really relaxing days ahead.

What a great day. Got up nice and early and caught the metro to Disneyland. Arrived just on opening and jumped straight on Indiana Jones Temple of Doom…was epic. From there the rides just got better. Best of the day was either Space Mountain or Tower of Terror. Danielle was like a little kid in a candy store she didn’t know where to go and had an awesome day.

Off to see Notre Dame tomorrow then catching the TGV to Lyon.

Bonjour! Today we visited the tourist magnet the Eiffel Tower. Got there right on opening and the line was bearable. Headed up to the top and got a glorious view of Paris.

We then headed to our new hotel which is really close to the Arc de Triomphe so we went and checked it out. We walked down Avenue des Champes Elysees which is an awesome street with all the high end stores.

We climbed to the top of the Arc de Triomphe and got another great view of Paris.

And also the amazing driving that occurs on the roundabout…

We happened to be there when the Flame of remembrance was being relit for the unknown soldier.

Going to Disneyland tomorrow. Don’t think Danielle will get any sleep as she is very excited!

Back in Paris after a wicked time in the UK. Big night last night with Six60. Live and massive as always.

Headed to London Zoo this morning after a long night at our worst hostel yet. People smashing windows and getting kicked out. London Zoo was not what we expected but the Gorillas and tigers were still cool to see.

Danielle even made a friend…

Took the Eurostar back to Paris in the afternoon and are staying in a much better hostel than the last time we were in Paris. Eiffel tower and Arc de Triomphe tomorrow.