ADVENTURES BY DISNEY - DAY 4

​It was time to say goodbye to London and move onto Paris.
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We were up for breakfast at the hotel and then departed at 8:30 am to head to the Eurostar.  The guides were great at explaining exactly how we would go through each part of the process.  One guide led the way and one stayed behind the last person to make sure we were all through the ticket / immigration process.   Once got through everything we had a little time to wait until the platform was announced for our train.
We were in Premier Class which included a small meal.  It was about 2 ½ hours and then we had arrived in Paris.

​We headed to our coach and met our new local guide, Valerie.   We were going to Montmartre to see the Sacre Coeur.   When we arrived, you had your choice of taking the funicular up to the Sacre Coeur or walking up the steps.   Chris and I took the funicular while Sue and Carrie took the stairs.  

​Once we were all at the top, we had a photo op with the Sacre Coeur (we did not go inside).  Valerie gave us a walking tour of the area.  There were little shops and artists who would do caricatures.  There were also little cafes.  We had some free time but the weather was not kind.   We took a brief walk around and then got a table for snack and some drinks.  We had our first Paris crepe with Nutella.   By the time we met back up with our group, it was pouring which led to our first purchase in France – umbrellas.

​We made our way back down to the coach and headed to our hotel.   We were staying at Hotel du Collectionneur.  It was in a more residential area though it was only about a mile from the Champs Elysees.  Our guides came on the bus and handed out our hotel keys so we could go straight to our rooms.  Our luggage was already there waiting.
We had time to settle in and then we met back in the lobby to head out for a “Welcome to Paris” dinner as a group.  

View from our room