Another very old and beautiful part of the city, there were a lot of surprisingly stunning sites along our walk including squares, patisseries, historic buildings and of course churches.
One of the most notable things about the old parts of Paris are just how narrow the streets are compared to the boulevards of the newer areas.
Our walk around Le Marais ended in the charming village of Saint Paul. We had our final meal in a quaint restaurant just off the main square that was packed to the rafters with locals.
And so back to where we had stayed and one final destination: La coulée verte. This raised viaduct has been turned into a garden, and was the inspiration for the High Line in New York. It was a sanctuary from everything at street level and provided magnificent views over the area we had stayed in.
Back to pick up our bags and say farewell to Paris before the long trip home. This has involved two trains, hundreds of stairs and a bus just to get to the airport. We've them flown back to London, changed terminals and caught our final flight back via Dubai. The flights have been delayed but as in write this with 4 hours to go on the final sector it hasn't made any difference to our arrival time.
It has been a surprising and delightful visit to both London and Paris. It also marks the end of our year of world travel, something we had not envisaged in January but something we both with treasure forever.
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