After our huge day yesterday Neil and I had planned a quiet day in the apartment with maybe a small outing, however the kids woke up all ready for an adventure, asking "what are we doing today?" After a quick consultation with our wish list for Paris we decided on checking out the Viaduct des Artes and the Jardin Plantee, which is an old disused viaduct that has been transformed into art shops in the arches below and a walkway on the top with gardens. It was a great concept, with only one small problem and that was it took us a while to find out how to get up to the walkway. The next minor matter was that was a haven for the homeless. It was nice they had somewhere pleasant to be, but it did mean the tourist experience was diminished a little.
The idea of using what could have become an urban eyesore after the viaduct stopped being used as a peaceful green place to go for a walk/run above the city was great and we walked to the end to Bastille where we had a cafe lunch, and where it became obvious just how tired the kids where from the day before. They hardly ate and couldn't sit up straight. It was raining quite steadily so we headed for home, not directly though as we'd heard about a metro line that has driverless trains where if you sit at the front and watch the tunnel and other trains and stations approaching (and pretend you were driving the train).
It was so cool and the kids had lots of fun, much to the amusement of some passengers, with their train driver role playing. The afternoon was spent relaxing in the apartment and watching the rain falling outside.
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