28/12/2025
A wandering off to Mont Martre yesterday and then a wander back home. The weather is cold, but the sights are amazing. We started off with blue skies and by the time we decided to leave Mont Martre, it was cloudy. Mont Martre is full of artworks, there were people getting caricatures done, as well as one guy actually cutting out of paper the shape of your face sideways, which was pretty amazing to see! By the time we got back to our area Le Defense, there was ice on the ground and people were sliding all over it as if they were at the snowfields 😂 The things you hear about France and how dirty it is etc, yes there is a bit of rubbish around, and some dog droppings, and possibly even wee, whether it is from animal or human, I cannot tell, but all in all, it is not exactly what I thought it would be like. They have cleaners walking up and down streets picking up rubbish from where the wind has blown it, as it is mainly serviettes, paper. The odd can or bottle is on the ground, but they have lots of bins, and lots of seating around. The walking in between the shopping areas has humongous walkways. On the road, the cars have their lanes, but also the bikes. They have lights especially for bicycles to use to stop as well as the cars, as they look after the pedestrians. Also, the French people have been so welcoming, especially when you walk in saying ‘Bonjour’, the say it back and then start chatting away in French, for me to say straight away ‘Australian’, then they say ‘aah, English is better then?’, and I laugh and say ‘yes please’. They love that we are from Australia, because they realise how far we have come to visit them. It has been mentioned a few times on how far away we are from them 😂 It has been an amazing walking holiday. We’ve walked on average 20km a day. Everything is close to each other to see stuff (like 4 km or so). We have used the subway on average once a day. The only day where it went to -7 degrees and we were out all day and some of the night, Jazz was shivering so badly that she hit her tongue except she didn’t get sick like me the next day. I was not well the next day at all, so it was a quiet day that day 😂 but overall it has been an extremely enjoyable holiday! Today we’re off to Versailles. We’ll be taking the subway to get there and more than likely walk back until we don’t want to anymore 😂 it’s the only way to see Paris! 😊
