Lille/Paris day 3...

Blog day 3 - It was a 6am start this morning and as the teachers went around bleary eyed to wake up the children, one group opened their door all fully dressed, packed and ready to go down for breakfast! After petit-dejuener, we walked to the train station in Lille and boarded the 0813 train to Paris. French commuters were thrilled at the prospect of 50 excited English students joining them on the hour long trip to Paris! We met Kiel and Dave Mann in Paris and headed straight for The Sacre Coeur. The children climbed the steps with minimal complaining and when they got to the top of the hill they were rewarded with spectacular views across Paris in one direction and the incredible church in the other. We decided they secretly love stairs so took them up a steep spiral staircase to the top of the church for even better views. Next the children had a chance to spend some of the money they brought in the French souvenir shops. Then we took the metro to Notre Damme and had a subway lunch after a quick tour of the beautiful building. The next stop on our busy day was at The Louvre where we glimpsed a little known painting - The Mona Lisa. After that we took a boat along the Seine to the Eiffel Tower and paused in the shade for a while with an ice cream. As the children were beginning to tire after our jam packed day in the French sun, they still managed to find the energy to perform a couple of their songs in front of the Eiffel Tower. Next we grabbed a takeaway dinner and ate it on the coach while watching Hunchback of Notre Damme and unsurprisingly, many of the children slept! After a long but memorable day we have promised the children a bit of a lie in before we visit Belgium tomorrow. Enjoy the pictures...