Day off in Paris!

It was one of the rarest nights I slept all relaxed and feeling so happy to wake up in the free world. We stayed in the hotel till noon though we did have the option to leave early so we can enjoy our last day here.
It was May Day and one of the rarest days that most of the public estates were taking their day off. I heard only Christmas and New Year's Day would be the same!

May Day!

they seem to buy flowers this day...


suddenly a metro car turned into a concert hall!

We strolled off to Eiffel Tower and started waiting on line at around 12:30, but we had to stand in line for more than an hour!


people around the park to be models...


quite high!


a long long line of people!

When we finally got to the ticket stand they were saying that the top floor is temporarily closed! I was outraged, but could do nothing...

CLOSED!? ARE YOU SERIOUS!?

After getting to the second floor, we found out the top floor could be opened...
We waited for another half an hour to get the tickets to the top and we got it!


view from the second floor...


there's still a long way upwards!


what's this line!? is it...?


yes! tickets to the top floor!

It was a different world at the top floor and we were satisfied!

the ARC!


Montparnasse Tower?


And La Seine


great... especially with champagne!


too happy to get drunk!


oh... some smoke...
(we later on found out there were demonstrations all over the city because it was May Day!)


9,739km to Tokyo!


hey boys! nice day to work, right!?

We then went to the L'Arc de Triomphe and strolled down the Champs-Élysées to finish off our trip!


before going to the Arc... lunchtime!


the familiar burgers...


it says... "Chez McDo"!
like we say in Osaka! (Makudo!)

And to the destination!

L'Arc


And L'Avenue des Champs-Élysées!

I had some last minute beers with another elder colleague based here and we had a nice chat together!

The three day visit here was splendid. It rained on the first day and the weather forecast was saying that it could rain the rest of the days too, but perhaps with the mercy from God, it was mostly sunny and quite warm throughout our stay from yesterday and we didn't even need our coats!

It was time to leave the city and take the flight back to... oh I don't even want to mention it...

Au revoir, Paris!


last beer in Paris!


many police vans countering demonstrations!


back to CDG... end of our trip!