Sayonara Paris

Tuesday evening we said goodbye to Paris in French ("Sayonara") and headed back home to Sheffield. Bill and I had a comfy ride in the backpack.

Department Store Shopping

Unfortunately, we kept sleeping all through Monday, so we missed a whole day. Tuesday was our last day, so we went shopping in the famous department stores of Paris. This was taken from a walkway in Printemps, which overlooks a cute street.

Bedtime

After such a long day of walking around Paris, Bill and I were definitely ready for a good sleep.

Vegetables for Dinner?

Strangely, Mom and Dad were having vegetables for dinner. I don't think it's natural for pandas to have vegetables to eat: we were made to eat junk food instead.

Dinner Time

That night I had my first taste of French food. I found out that French food tastes a lot like British food.

Nissim

Nissim met us at the Luxembourg Palace gardens. It was very pretty there, so we just sat and talked and talked until the sun went down.

Notre Dame

Notre Dame is a famous church where animals of all shapes and sizes come to visit. It was very crowded that day, so we just took a picture of it from the outside with Mom.

The Louvre

After having hot chocolate, we visited the Louvre, which was once a famous prison, but is now a little-known art museum. It is famous because no one ever escaped from it, although it seems like it would've been easy to me. Strange Panda and I could fit right through the bars. I guess they never had any panda or platypus prisoners: we're just not into criminal behavior like humans are.

Yummy Hot Chocolate

I got to drink some of the hot chocolate, and it was yummy. It was very rich though, just like melted chocolate in a cup.

Angelina's Cafe

On Sunday morning, we went to a fancy cafe called Angelina's which Nissim and Sarah had recommended as having the best hot chocolate.

Town Hall

We made it to the Paris Town Hall after a long walk (it's the building on the left). Apparently the first mayor of Paris was a panda. I bet that's not something many people know. You can also see Notre Dame in the center-back.

Le Fromage - No!

While Bill was stuffing his face with cheese, I found the good stuff hidden away on the other side of the picnic blanket, and it was all mine!

Cheese and Matzah

We had a picnic in a park on Saturday, and it was great. There were all sorts of weird cheeses to eat. I think there was cow cheese and goat cheese, but I didn't see any cheese made from platypus or panda milk: how strange.

I tried matzah bread but I didn't like the taste. I did like the cheese with lots of blue/green bugs hidden in it. That one was the best, on account of the bugs.

Bill the Pillow

Mom got tired after eating all that cheese, so she lay down on her bag. She didn't notice Bill was there and fell asleep right on top of him. I think he got a little squashed.

Pictures with Mom

Mom was taking lots of pictures of us with the Eiffel Tower since we are so attractive, and it makes us look even better.

Earthquake!

There was an earthquake while we were in Paris, and the Eiffel Tower started to fall down. I didn't want it to be like the Leaning Tower of Platypuses, so I jumped on Strange Panda's back, and held it up until the earthquake ended. And that's the story of how I saved the Eiffel Tower from destruction.

The Eiffel Tower

On Friday we went into the center of Paris to see the Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous landmarks of Paris. What Strange Panda doesn't know (Dad told me to keep it a secret), is that this monument is even more famous than Sacre Coeur, and it is to celebrate platypuses. The long, sleek, and attractive design is very indicative of a platpus's body. It's amazing. We didn't get to go to the top though, because so many people wanted to visit it.

Panda Memorial

Mom and Dad went off and visited a Panda memorial today. It was called Sacre Coeur, which Dad said means Sacred Panda. Now I wish I had gotten up to see it instead of sleeping all day.

Apparently a long time ago the city of Paris was threatened by invaders, and the giant panda in the zoo chased them all away. In thanks, the citizens built a giant white and black building to commemorate his kind act. I think that's a wonderful story of how great Pandas are. I hope they will make a Hollywood movie about it soon.

Sleeping Again

Despite the morning sunshine, I convinced Bill that we should go back to sleep and let Mom and Dad go into Paris. I had a bit of a cold, and was exhausted from my Eurostar trip. Panda's aren't made to go underground.

Good Morning Sunshine

This is the room we stayed in in their flat in Paris. It was messy because Bill was throwing all the covers around. Look, Mom is doing some exercises.

Paris!

Mom and Dad took us to Paris for a week-long holiday. We stayed with Dad's friends Nissim and Sarah. They had a daughter named Natasha. She was a cat. I think she might be doing a poo in this picture.