The last day of the Paris Olympics schedule!
A review of my visit to the badminton stadium on the evening of the 4th day.
It was the first and last indoor stadium we went to.
Porte de La Chapelle Arena badminton stadium
After returning to the hotel from La Tour d’Argent, I changed my clothes and diligently set off towards the badminton court. The badminton stadium is located in one of the 18th, 19th, and 20th arrondissements that were part of Paris’ crime-ridden districts. Because it was located in the 18th district I set off with a slightly worried mind.
While riding the subway, I found a middle-aged Korean couple. The couple also came to our room as if they found us interesting. And we talked about various things together. I think this kind of experience is very interesting in other countries. These are situations where I am happy to talk to Koreans when I meet them.
As time passed, we arrived safely at the stadium. The other stadiums were quite large, but the badminton stadium was not large. I think it was because it was an indoor stadium. And there was a mini badminton court in front of the stadium, so my wife and I could play a bit. An official took a picture of us next to the mini court. Looking at the video, the camera was filmed moving around in a really exciting way. It felt like a music broadcast angle from the 2000s 🙂
A little bit of badminton too? After shopping for Paris Olympic souvenirs at the souvenir shop, I entered the stadium. We had booked the second best seats. However, when I looked at the ticket number, I was confused because it said to go to the top of the stadium. It’s the second best seat… why go all the way to the top? After climbing up to the top with some doubt and sitting down, I found out. There were a total of three courts in the badminton stadium, and our seats had a good view of all three courts. We had some unnecessary doubts. I sat down satisfactorily.
The matches we got to see that day were a doubles match and a women’s singles match between Korean players. I think it was unfortunate that Koreans were together. As a result, I ended up rooting for singles matches more because matches against players from other countries were more exciting. The singles player unfortunately lost, but fought well. The other side was too strong.
After watching the match, we watched the doubles match between Korean players. All I could think was that I was really x10,000 good at it. I was amazed once again that there were so many sports talents in this small country.
When I came out after watching the game, the sunset was slowly setting in the sky. What a beautiful last evening sky in midsummer in Paris. I thought I couldn’t end the day like this while looking at the beautiful sky, so I headed to Place de la Concorde.
Jardin des Tuileries (Garden of Tuileries)
After arriving at Concord Square, my wife and I started walking aimlessly. As I was walking like that, I headed towards the Torch Gardens and saw a huge crowd of people gathered there. Something is about to begin! We were in the crowd too. It turned out that the crowd was waiting for 10 p.m., when the Olympic torch hot air balloon would rise.
However, the hot air balloon did not rise even after 10 p.m. It was said that it would rise only when the weather was good, but it seemed that it could not rise because there were a lot of clouds and the forecast said a thunderstorm was coming. After waiting for another 30 minutes, we headed to the hotel as a thunderstorm began. I saw a hot air balloon on the Bateau Parisian cruise ship on the first day, so I thought it was okay if I didn’t see it, but I was disappointed about the time I had to wait. Still, it was romantic because I could see the Olympic torch hot air balloon up close.
This is how the last night of the Paris Olympics passed.
A beautiful 4 nights and 5 days in Paris.
