Aujourd'hui nous sommes le lundi 15 mai Once we mastered the metro system, the days were cram-packed with things to do. Hilarious fun to be with. A visit to Versailles with Kate eclipsed even Fontainbleu. Even more opulence and no wonder the aristocracy got their heads chopped off when the peasantry were starving and living in hovels..
Interesting that once the King had been deposed, Napoleon - the product of the revolution - occupied the Royal Palace as Emperor. There were almost more gendarmes present than the yellow jackets, who seem to be dwindling in numbers.
We finally caved in and bought e-bikes! It took a train trip out into the suburbs where there were some great folding bikes on demonstration. We found exactly what we wanted or what John had researched so thoroughly so we bought them on the spot and came home in an Uber because we, no make that, I , was too scared to ride in the Paris traffic. We were delivered safely back to our boat and just in time for evening guests on board!!! More kiwi visitors.
We waited until we had departed Paris to find some quiet trails to have our first ride on our new bikes.
First attempt showed my back tyre was completely flat so we had to wait until we were at Meaux before we could get it fixed and try them out. One of our neighbours in Paris was a semi retired pilot who chose to buy a boat in the port and live on it rather than rent one of the tiny appartments in the city. He regularly gets called out to fly somewhere exotic to bring home planes for some reason or another. Being an older pilot he knows most of the planes and is trusted with them.
