With a few more sights to see in Parree we headed toward the building know as Galeries La Fayette which is the No, 1 exclusive shopping destination in Paris.
Entering from the foot path the building is "Flash" with nine stories rising to a spectacular dome roof.
All the top brands are on sale and a lot of the shops had a security guard allowing a limited number of shoppers in at one time...... they were mostly AAASSSSHHHOOONNNN and acting like the "Milky Bar Kid" had just announced a new flavour... The prices don't slow them down....
Anyway with nothing that took our fancy on that floor Dale suggested we head up to the 5th floor, kids dept, where she may find some things for the seven grand children.
After a touch of a Christion Dior frock to fit a 6yr old for 800 euro and a look around the Gap shop were jeans or denim jackets for 8yr olds seemed reasonable at 300 euro a piece we decided to head for the brand name we could afford, Macca's on the 4th floor.
Having scoffed some Mcflurries we were almost ready to move on. A women passed wheeling a stack of two wheeled steel trollies when KKKAAAPPPOOWWW the stack collapsed and a low flying trolley hit Dale on the lower leg.
Panic stations as the women instantly used her cell phone speaking in "Panic French".
We sat Dale on a Maccas "Invalid" chair and didn't have to wait long. First a head of department with assistants then three males with Paramedic, Security, Fireman, badges on their uniforms and carrying a large medical case and wheeling what looked like a sack trolley.
Dale in the chair waiting and the lady "trolley stack collapser" waiting...
They assessed the injury all being very concerned. There was a haematoma on her inner shin area of her right leg.
So I decided to take another photo which caused the "Boss" security man some annoyance and he wanted my camera. Obviously things like this don't happen in La Fayette...
Explaining that Leonie and Myself were with Dale cooled things so they sat her on the "Sack Trolley" put a seat belt around her and we were allowed to follow as they wheeled her up to the 8th floor by the way of out of sight corridors and goods lifts.
Fair go Leonie and me are Pi - - ing ourselves discretly laughing but I dare not take another photo in store.
The medical pack and the trolley with the safety belt......
They had a medical centre with 3 doctors there so after 30 minutes of examination and paper work admitting liability and offers of a Taxi, which was declined, we were out of there with an escort from one of the Security to the front door..
OH and while we were at the medical dept, an employee with a below the elbow amputation walked by. I think the comment was something like " must have been an accident with a plate in the homeware dept".....
Showing the injury at the tube station...
On to have a look from the highest point in Paris....
Using the Funiculare de Montmartre saved the many steps climb...
And at the top is the....
Basilique du Sacre- Coeur.. Catholic Religion..... there was a fella playing guitar and singing pretty good on the steps, the reason for the crowd....
Next day Dales leg was a bit stiff but she endured the pain, like tough'n up, and we made the journey back to the Eiffel Tower to have a look from the second landing....
Opens at 9.30am so we actually set the alarm to get there early and not queue.
Arrived about 9.42am and joined the queue about 350 people back.....
The day was quite misty which cleared later.....
But there's some great views....
Champ de Mars in the centre with the lawns leading to Ecole Militaire......
A great trip Dale...... thanks for the entertainment.....
There's a lot of structural repair work being carried out..... starting to feel its age.....
Had a stroll over the.....
Alexandre 111 bridge... built 1896 - 1900....
Regarded as the ......
Most ornate and extravagant bridge in Paris....
A great city to visit but be prepared to BLEED........
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