Au Revoir Paris!

Our last day in Paris was fabulous.  We began with a train ride to the city of Rouen, about 2 hours away.  Rouen is most known its medieval town center, half timbered houses and as the city where Joan of Arc was tried and burned at the stake.

We arrived just before noon and had a couple of hours before our guided walking tour began at 14h00. So, I got several maps and sent the students off on a little sightseeing, lunch and shopping adventure.  Rouen's town center is fairly compact, with so much to see and do, and I wanted to give them a little freedom to explore.  They were to stay in groups, use their maps and meet me in front of the Office de Tourisme at 13h45.  Ms McCloskey and I arrived after a wonderful lunch just before the tour began and all my little cherubs were there and waiting for me.  I was very proud of them.

We had an excellent tour of Rouen, learned so much and saw some amazing places as the pictures below will show you.  We then returned to Paris, and got in line for the Eiffel Tower.  Barely any wait at all, which was amazing, and went straight to the top.  We took in the wonderful panoramic view and then headed back down, visiting each floor, taking pictures and buying souvenirs.

We finished the day at one of our favorite restaurants close to our hotel.  We had a wonderful dinner, made some new friends and all in all, had an excellent day.