France Euro 2016
The last leg of our Tour De France, saw us wake in St Etienne, and catch a train to Lyon, where we boarded our Ouigo train to Paris Marne-La-Vallée-Chessy. A journey of over 300 miles.
Ouigo is the French National Railways low cost train line (their Ryanair if you like.) We (I) booked our tickets last year for €10 each. We met someone yesterday who had paid over €100 for the Lyon to Paris leg of the journey.
There was a large queue to board, as tickets and baggage were checked. On board facilities were basic, again just think Ryanair - without the garish blue and yellow.
The two hour journey saw us arrive in Paris just after 10.30am.
Paris was open.
Lunch was had before heading to the stadium, where Northern Ireland fans out sang their German counterparts.
We then headed off to the eleventh arrondissement, a lively area near La République, today 21st June is Fête de la musique. Where you can find bands in most bars playing live music.
Unfortunately for us the festival seemed to be continuing into the night as we arrived back at our accommodation.
The next day, and we didn't have to travel!
We stayed in Paris and visited the cemetery at Pere Lachaise, The Crypt at Notre Dame and passed by the Louvre before heading off to Stade de France to see Iceland v Austria.
After the match we went to Grand Train, a disused railway building turned into an assortment of pop up bars and eateries.
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