Football and beach volleyball

It was our final day in Paris today and we had two events scheduled – football and beach volleyball. Football was out at a stadium with a capacity of about 48,000 people. It didn’t start until 3 PM so we had time to go for a meandering walk, exploring the City Hall area and its fan zone as well as having a relaxed café lunch.

As the day progressed, the temperature rose, reaching 35° by the time we were at the football match. Fortunately, our seats at the match were under an awning so we didn’t have the sun beating down on us. Nonetheless, we were definitely sweating and drinking as many fluids as we possibly could. It was a match between the Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan and ended up in a tie. We then headed over to the Eiffel Tower which is where the beach volleyball matches are being held. What an incredible venue! We had intentionally booked these tickets given it was our final night and we’d be at the Eiffel Tower once the lights would be turned on.

We watched three matches. The first was men, US versus Netherlands; the second was women, Brazil versus Spain; and the last was another women’s match with Netherlands versus Japan. Beach volleyball is an incredibly fun event to attend because of the energetic behaviour of the fans. Never a dull moment.

We were particularly thrilled to watch the Brazilian women who are seeded number one in the world and we could well see why. Fortunately, the temperature started to drop and by the time the matches were done it had dropped to a cool 28°. 😭

We then took one final walk around the Eiffel Tower.

Merci, Paris. ❤️Read more