Day 1

31st March

On our way. Taxing to the runway.

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Peter.

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Climbing to cruising altitude.

Paris

1st April

On the train from Charles de Gaulle airport into Paris.

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After checking into the hostel and dropping our bags we started exploring.
Here we are checking out Gare du Nord for when we take the Eurostar to London.

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Eurostar train at its arrival platform.

Paris

2nd April

People waiting for the Eiffel tower to open.

(Photographer Chris.)

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Looking up underneath the tower.

(Photographer Chris.)

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Up the tower.

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Views of Paris from the tower.

(Photographer Chris.)

(Photographer Chris.)

(Photographer Chris.)

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Looking down to people queuing to go up the tower.

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Colleen took the lifts back to the ground while the boys and I walked down.

(Photographer Chris.)

Versailles

3rd April

Today we have come to Versailles Palace. Waiting in the queue for tickets.

(Photographer Chris.)

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Walking round the grounds of the Palace.

(Photographer Chris.)

(Photographer Chris.)

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A couple of photos taken inside the Palace.

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The entrance to the Palace as we leave after a day visiting.

Paris

4th April

Our last day in Paris. The first stop was Tha Paris Science Museum.
Peter with a rocket engine.

(Photographer Chris.)

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Next was the Madeleine Church.

(Photographer Chris.)

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Inside the church.

(Photographer Chris.)

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Notre Dame Cathedral.

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Inside Notre Dame.

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Arc de Triomphe.

(Photographer Chris.)

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Looking down the Champs Elysee from the Arc de Triomphe.

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In the afternoon the boys and I went off exploring.
This is the Basilica of Sacre-Coeur in Montmatre.

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The Eiffel Tower from Montmatre.

(Photographer Chris.)

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The boys going back down the stairs we came up to the Basilica.

To London

5th April

We are on the Eurostar heading from Paris to London.

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And here we are in England.

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The Battersea Power Station.

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Ten Minutes later we are at Waterloo station.

London

6th April

View from the top of Tower Bridge.

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Looking into The Tower of London.

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Views up and down the Thames.

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The engines of Tower Bridge.

(Photographer Chris.)

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Chris standing next to a statue of the Roman Emperor Trajan.

(Photographer Chris.)

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The New Zealand War Memorial.

(Photographer Chris.)

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The text on the memorial.

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The tops of the memorial lit up showing the Southern Cross and pointers.

Leicester

7th April

We took the train to Leicester to visit family and have lunch.

(Photographer Chris.)

(Photographer Chris.)