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Our coach dropped us off near Notre-Dame, and we had our lunch there. Some boys lit candles in the cathedral later on, but they soon forgot about spirituality and the shopping spree started. Pancakes, bérets (most of them bright pink), mini Eiffel Towers and other assorted souvenirs were purchased within our first hour in Paris. We then went to Centre Kellermann to unpack and rest before dinner and our Paris by night coach tour. The next morning we went to the Place du Tertre where just about every single boy had his portrait made. We then tried to visit the Sacré Cœur, but mass was being celebrated and we couldn’t spend long there. In the afternoon we visited Les Egouts (the sewers). In the evening we went on a bateau mouche and cruised down the Seine.
On Tuesday we visited Versailles in the morning, had lunch in the gardens followed by rugby for the boys and Mr Osborne. We then drove to the Stade de France. Our guide was a keen sportsman himself and made the whole visit very interesting indeed. We spent the evening sampling out some French specialities at the Restaurant Chartier. The boys enjoyed some more rugby playing before we left for the airport. The boys put their bérets back on before emerging out of the arrival gates, just so their parents would realise where they had been, in case they had forgotten, of course!
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On Sat 15th March, all 21 First Form boys were smiling in anticipation of 5 days away from school…and their parents! We were delayed at customs at Charles de Gaulle airport. Sharav and I had to go to the police station while some documents were being checked. A conversation about rugby and the Murrayfield game between Scotland and France seemed to ease things…The fact the France had won had nothing to do with it of course!
On Monday morning we went to the Eiffel Tower. We had to be careful for a while as some gypsy women kept hassling us and everybody else there. It took quite a while to get to the top because of queues. We then had a long but pleasant walk to Le Louvre and had lunch on our way in the Jardin des Tuileries. Le Louvre itself was hot and thick with people, which made the visit quite unpleasant. 
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