Sailing Boats at the Jardin du Luxembourg
So, after taking the bus from Avenue Victor Hugo, past the Trocadero, The Eiffel Tower, the Ecole Militaire, Les Invalides and Montparnasse we arrived at the Jardin du Luxembourg. We still don't know why there were a huge number of runners circumnavigating the gardens but we tried not to get in their way.
Our main objective was to sail a boat in the pond in front of the palace. Luckily the man who hired out the boats turned up just as we did. You can hire a boat for 30 minutes of fun.
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| The boats arrived just as we did.... |
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| Madeleine at the boat cart - Jardin du Luxembourg |
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| Madeleine chose the Turtle and Daniel was given Poland (PL) |
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| Madeleine's Turtle Boat races to the other side |
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| Madeleine and the Turtle Boat at the Jardin du Luxembourg |
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| The Turtle needs a push |
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| Poland needs a nudge in the right direction |
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| Giving Poland another nudge |
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| The Turtle decides to berth at the hut in the centre of the pond for a short rest... |
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| ..and then decides to take a shower |
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| Turtle vs Australia |
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| Madeleine and the Turtle Boat |
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| Daniel waiting for his boat to come back to the side of the pond |
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| Daniel sends Poland on its way again |
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| Great fun this.... |
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| Watch Out! Poland crashes with another boat |
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| Poland after the crash |
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| Daniel and Dad watch as Poland flies off again. |
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| The Turtle returns to the cart. |
 Taking the boat back after a great time on the water.  |
| Then it was time for a pedal-cart ride!
After the sailboats we found time for a hot chocolate and a crepe in the cafe in the gardens. Nearby we found these carts. There were also pony rides but these looked more fun. It was a little tricky pedalling uphill to start but we flew so fast downhill that it was difficult to stop at the finish line.
voitures à pédales
    
Daniel took this photo...
...and Mum took this one.
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Gemma will be most impressed when she sees the name of your boat, Madeleine. Her favourite thing in the world at the moment is her tiny turtle, called crystal. The boat racing looks exciting and you certainly gave your boats some interesting "adventures" on the water.
ReplyDeleteThe pedal cars look rather dashing. Obviously no crash helmet laws in Paris. Did they have a horn or a bell?
We are looking forward to hearing about your next adventures. Lots of love, Nanna and Pop