After much wandering Alex, Jan and I decided to give the little cycle taxi’s a go! We hopped into the taxi the Emmanuel was driving and we got a ride from close to Notre Damn along to the Lourve. The traffic was what can only be described as a bun fight! He traversed the roads with absolute conviction and never hesitated!!! We on the other hand flinched, cringed and generally did our best to recall our travel insurance details! Emmanuel was born in Paris and had been to New Zealand, which gave us a talking point. Apparently he had been in Christchurch 2 months after the February 22nd earthquake. He clearly has no fear!
It was raining, which was a bit of a
bummer, but we got to the Lourve in one piece and score city!! We met a lady who was
leading a tour group and had 3 tickets for the VIP line. The whole time, we kept thinking this is a
scam, but it turns out probably not as we went straight past all the lining up
peasants and into the museum!!! We
repaid the favour later when we met up with Iain and Cathy and they had been
given 2 tickets they didn't want, so we gave the tickets to an American couple and the man said
“ if I wasn’t here with my wife, I would kiss you” (err, no thanks, I am from
South Auckland, I would probably have to punch you) then we discussed New Zealand and now he is
totally coming because he can’t believe New Zealanders and so spontaneous and
friendly…..
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