One of my favourite things to do is to flâner in Paris, a la Hemingway. Paris is a city made for walking around. It’s also through doing this that you realise how all the areas are connected, and that the Place des Vosges leads into the Marais which ends at the Pompidou Centre or that Bastille takes you to Ile St Louis which takes you to the Cite which is across from the Louvre. Or you might end up at the Olympic megastore on the Champs Élysées! Funnily enough, in the 5 minutes I waited for a friend out the front I was asked five questions. Everyone recognises the volunteer uniform.

The metro system is really amazing and takes you everywhere for a good price but you don’t get to see the sights and well, the smell is less fresh 😳

The start and end of the triathlon and marathons happened on Pont Alexandre III.

There are so many cute cafes and gorgeous old buildings and lovely architecture in Paris.

I popped into the Conciergerie, for free as a volunteer, as it some of my favourite buildings. It was originally the Royal Palace and much improved in medieval times by Philippe IV le Bel . It was only later that it became a prison and housed Queen Marie Antoinette.

When you are not in a hurry and have no particular plan (rare for me) you get the most out of Paris and its secrets.

The Eiffel Tower is still my favourite monument by far and I adore the structure, the fact it was supposed to be temporary and her sparkling beauty.