France Day 9: Back to Paris

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Unfortunately all good things must come to an end, and that included the gypsy wagon. I took a walk early before everyone else got up and enjoyed the quiet countryside.






Then we said goodbye to the donkeys and headed back to Paris. There were definitely tears from the back seat.


Driving in Paris is bad on a good day. But on Bastille Day? Oh boy. There are not even words. Let’s just say that we were all very happy to drop off the rental car and just deal with the metro from here on out…

When we got to our place, we calmed down with some Harry Potter…


…and then we walked to dinner and then wandered the park nearby where we found this little gem.





And then we went back to the house and crashed, all exhausted and wishing we were back in the countryside.

 

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