Mon dieu, we were up early for our last day in Paris. We still didn’t leave the hotel early, but that’s only because we waited to check-in for tomorrow’s flight home. We also arranged transportation to the airport for the morning.

We decided to get tickets for the hop-on / hop-off bus and just stayed on for a cruise around the city. The bus wasn’t crowded at all, so we could move around to see things on both sides as we cruised along.

The big landmarks and attractions were crowded with people, as were the shopping streets. However, overall it felt pretty quiet – even in the metro.

We started off from the hotel by walking to the metro, then transferred to the RER train and in twenty minutes we were walking out of the Auber station. We only had to cross the street to begin our bus journey.

The following was our bus journey in pictures:

We enjoyed the ride and the sights. It was a little chilly, but we were bundled up and cozy.

We retraced our steps back to the hotel. We did make one stop at the Xmas market on Blvd Saint-Germain to get a couple of hot pretzels for the room.

A little rest was a perfect way to spend the rest of the afternoon. For our final dinner, we chose the Alain Ducasse restaurant ’Allard’.

When dinner time arrived, we took a walk over to the restaurant. It only took about fifteen minutes to get there and it was chilly, but pleasant.

Allard was like stepping back in time. The decor and menu transpires to bring you back to grandma’s house for a charming Sunday dinner. It was cozy without being cramped, conversations could be carried on without shouting and the staff were all friendly and efficient.

We both ordered the same meal – we didn’t want grandma to fuss! We started with a glass of champagne to celebrate another great trip. It went perfect with the amuse bouche of a gougere and lightly marinated cucumber. For our starters, it was seared scallops and our main plate was a roasted sea bream. We had a nice bottle of Chablis to accompany our meal.

And because grandma always had dessert, we had some profiteroles and an Île Flottante or floating island.

Everything was delicious, the service was top-notch and the prices were reasonable. It was a wonderful way to finish off the trip.

Afterwards, we took a nice walk back to the hotel. We have a 7:00 am taxi in the morning, so we cleaned up for bed, packed most of our bags and ventured off to dreamland.